How to see it
HIP 106987 has a visual magnitude of about 8.66: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 106987: right ascension 21h 40m 6s, declination +5° 41′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Equuleus constellation (IAU figure Equ).
Catalog context
HIP 106987. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 106987, HD 206156, Gaia DR3 2698762289788478976. In the SkyKeepsake Equuleus (Equ) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2698762289788478976
- HIP
- 106987
- HD
- 206156
- gaia_dr3
- 2698762289788478976
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2698762289788478976
- HD 206156
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.66