How to see it
Sig Hyi has a visual magnitude of about 6.05: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Sig Hyi: right ascension 1h 55m 51s, declination −78° 20′ 54″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
Sig Hyi. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8991, HD 12363, Gaia DR3 4633307815805376000.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4633307815805376000
- HIP
- 8991
- HD
- 12363
- gaia_dr3
- 4633307815805376000
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Sig Hyi
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.05