How to see it
HIP 102972 has a visual magnitude of about 8.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102972: right ascension 20h 51m 45s, declination +13° 33′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Delphinus constellation (IAU figure Del).
Catalog context
HIP 102972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102972, Gaia DR3 1761168455172194304. In the SkyKeepsake Delphinus (Del) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1761168455172194304
- HIP
- 102972
- gaia_dr3
- 1761168455172194304
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1761168455172194304
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.73