How to see it
HIP 8979 has a visual magnitude of about 6.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8979: right ascension 1h 55m 43s, declination +81° 57′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 8979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8979, HD 11053, Gaia DR3 572015637248648832. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 572015637248648832
- HIP
- 8979
- HD
- 11053
- gaia_dr3
- 572015637248648832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 572015637248648832
- HD 11053
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.12