How to see it
HIP 106866 has a visual magnitude of about 9.15: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 106866: right ascension 21h 38m 41s, declination −42° 42′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Grus constellation (IAU figure Gru).
Catalog context
HIP 106866. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 106866, HD 205756, Gaia DR3 6578148069192183808. In the SkyKeepsake Grus (Gru) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6578148069192183808
- HIP
- 106866
- HD
- 205756
- gaia_dr3
- 6578148069192183808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6578148069192183808
- HD 205756
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.15