How to see it
HIP 8820 has a visual magnitude of about 5.79: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8820: right ascension 1h 53m 23s, declination −38° 35′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 8820. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8820, HD 11643, Gaia DR3 4961654629610389376. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4961654629610389376
- HIP
- 8820
- HD
- 11643
- gaia_dr3
- 4961654629610389376
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.79