How to see it
HIP 102871 has a visual magnitude of about 8.63: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102871: right ascension 20h 50m 33s, declination +29° 58′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Cygnus constellation (IAU figure Cyg).
Catalog context
HIP 102871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102871, HD 198612, Gaia DR3 1858663285093114624. In the SkyKeepsake Cygnus (Cyg) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1858663285093114624
- HIP
- 102871
- HD
- 198612
- gaia_dr3
- 1858663285093114624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1858663285093114624
- HD 198612
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.63