How to see it
HIP 102988 has a visual magnitude of about 9.95: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102988: right ascension 20h 51m 59s, declination +62° 11′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Cepheus constellation (IAU figure Cep).
Catalog context
HIP 102988. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102988, Gaia DR3 2196640068400607232. In the SkyKeepsake Cepheus (Cep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2196640068400607232
- HIP
- 102988
- gaia_dr3
- 2196640068400607232
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2196640068400607232
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.95