How to see it
HIP 96658 has a visual magnitude of about 8.79: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 96658: right ascension 19h 39m 6s, declination −76° 5′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Octans constellation (IAU figure Oct).
Catalog context
HIP 96658. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96658, HD 183701, Gaia DR3 6366351137198874624. In the SkyKeepsake Octans (Oct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6366351137198874624
- HIP
- 96658
- HD
- 183701
- gaia_dr3
- 6366351137198874624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6366351137198874624
- HD 183701
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.79