How to see it
HIP 98994 has a visual magnitude of about 9.22: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 98994: right ascension 20h 5m 54s, declination −58° 31′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Pavo constellation (IAU figure Pav).
Catalog context
HIP 98994. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 98994, HD 189972, Gaia DR3 6444489133617357824. In the SkyKeepsake Pavo (Pav) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6444489133617357824
- HIP
- 98994
- HD
- 189972
- gaia_dr3
- 6444489133617357824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6444489133617357824
- HD 189972
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.22