How to see it
HIP 102979 has a visual magnitude of about 10.26: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 102979: right ascension 20h 51m 50s, declination −34° 33′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Microscopium constellation (IAU figure Mic).
Catalog context
HIP 102979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102979, HD 198504, Gaia DR3 6779762149123733504. In the SkyKeepsake Microscopium (Mic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6779762149123733504
- HIP
- 102979
- HD
- 198504
- gaia_dr3
- 6779762149123733504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6779762149123733504
- HD 198504
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.26