How to see it
HIP 8160 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 8160: right ascension 1h 44m 58s, declination −28° 43′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 8160. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8160, HD 10778, Gaia DR3 5023396605555904768. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5023396605555904768
- HIP
- 8160
- HD
- 10778
- gaia_dr3
- 5023396605555904768
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.12