How to see it
87Mu Cet has a visual magnitude of about 4.15: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 87Mu Cet: right ascension 2h 44m 57s, declination +10° 6′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
87Mu Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12828, HD 17094, Gaia DR3 21859669845327488. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 21859669845327488
- HIP
- 12828
- HD
- 17094
- gaia_dr3
- 21859669845327488
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 87Mu Cet
Also known as
- GJ 9099
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 21859669845327488
- HD 17094
- HIP 12828
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.15