How to see it
HIP 102305 has a visual magnitude of about 8.69: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102305: right ascension 20h 43m 43s, declination −35° 38′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Microscopium constellation (IAU figure Mic).
Catalog context
HIP 102305. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102305, HD 197258, Gaia DR3 6779278982483710976. In the SkyKeepsake Microscopium (Mic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6779278982483710976
- HIP
- 102305
- HD
- 197258
- gaia_dr3
- 6779278982483710976
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6779278982483710976
- HD 197258
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.69