How to see it
HIP 102973 has a visual magnitude of about 8.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102973: right ascension 20h 51m 46s, declination +20° 12′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Delphinus constellation (IAU figure Del).
Catalog context
HIP 102973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102973, HD 198727, Gaia DR3 1814529433801167616. In the SkyKeepsake Delphinus (Del) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1814529433801167616
- HIP
- 102973
- HD
- 198727
- gaia_dr3
- 1814529433801167616
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1814529433801167616
- HD 198727
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.42