How to see it
HIP 102229 has a visual magnitude of about 9.71: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102229: right ascension 20h 42m 52s, declination −58° 38′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Indus constellation (IAU figure Ind).
Catalog context
HIP 102229. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102229, HD 196864, Gaia DR3 6455777235384092672. In the SkyKeepsake Indus (Ind) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6455777235384092672
- HIP
- 102229
- HD
- 196864
- gaia_dr3
- 6455777235384092672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6455777235384092672
- HD 196864
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.71