How to see it
HIP 102142 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 102142: right ascension 20h 41m 51s, declination −34° 17′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Microscopium constellation (IAU figure Mic).
Catalog context
HIP 102142. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102142, HD 196984, Gaia DR3 6791611792095339520. In the SkyKeepsake Microscopium (Mic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6791611792095339520
- HIP
- 102142
- HD
- 196984
- gaia_dr3
- 6791611792095339520
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6791611792095339520
- HD 196984
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.44