How to see it
HIP 91968 has a visual magnitude of about 8.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 91968: right ascension 18h 44m 45s, declination −68° 31′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Pavo constellation (IAU figure Pav).
Catalog context
HIP 91968. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 91968, HD 172240, Gaia DR3 6432234286256883712. In the SkyKeepsake Pavo (Pav) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6432234286256883712
- HIP
- 91968
- HD
- 172240
- gaia_dr3
- 6432234286256883712
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6432234286256883712
- HD 172240
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.98