How to see it
HIP 96869 has a visual magnitude of about 9.41: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 96869: right ascension 19h 41m 25s, declination −43° 8′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Corona Australis constellation (IAU figure CrA).
Catalog context
HIP 96869. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 96869, HD 185540, Gaia DR3 6688109574252284928. In the SkyKeepsake Corona Australis (CrA) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6688109574252284928
- HIP
- 96869
- HD
- 185540
- gaia_dr3
- 6688109574252284928
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6688109574252284928
- HD 185540
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.41