How to see it
HIP 8480 has a visual magnitude of about 6.00: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8480: right ascension 1h 49m 20s, declination −31° 4′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 8480. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8480, HD 11183, Gaia DR3 5019106070666178944. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5019106070666178944
- HIP
- 8480
- HD
- 11183
- gaia_dr3
- 5019106070666178944
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.00