How to see it
HIP 8552 has a visual magnitude of about 5.90: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8552: right ascension 1h 50m 20s, declination −47° 48′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 8552. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8552, HD 11332, Gaia DR3 4942007284534989440. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4942007284534989440
- HIP
- 8552
- HD
- 11332
- gaia_dr3
- 4942007284534989440
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.90