How to see it
HIP 96944 has a visual magnitude of about 8.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 96944: right ascension 19h 42m 28s, declination +80° 29′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 96944. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96944, HD 188231, Gaia DR3 2295202833330879232. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2295202833330879232
- HIP
- 96944
- HD
- 188231
- gaia_dr3
- 2295202833330879232
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2295202833330879232
- HD 188231
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.44