How to see it
HIP 9706 has a visual magnitude of about 6.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9706: right ascension 2h 4m 51s, declination +7° 44′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 9706. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9706, HD 12730, Gaia DR3 2569358704730960384. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2569358704730960384
- HIP
- 9706
- HD
- 12730
- gaia_dr3
- 2569358704730960384
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2569358704730960384
- HD 12730
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.14