How to see it
HIP 106982 has a visual magnitude of about 8.87: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 106982: right ascension 21h 40m 2s, declination −40° 29′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Microscopium constellation (IAU figure Mic).
Catalog context
HIP 106982. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 106982, HD 205978, Gaia DR3 6578615086755726336. In the SkyKeepsake Microscopium (Mic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6578615086755726336
- HIP
- 106982
- HD
- 205978
- gaia_dr3
- 6578615086755726336
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6578615086755726336
- HD 205978
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.87