How to see it
HIP 102643 has a visual magnitude of about 9.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102643: right ascension 20h 47m 55s, declination −30° 14′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Microscopium constellation (IAU figure Mic).
Catalog context
HIP 102643. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102643, HD 197947, Gaia DR3 6794233543211456512. In the SkyKeepsake Microscopium (Mic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6794233543211456512
- HIP
- 102643
- HD
- 197947
- gaia_dr3
- 6794233543211456512
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6794233543211456512
- HD 197947
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.73