How to see it
HIP 8641 has a visual magnitude of about 6.15: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8641: right ascension 1h 51m 26s, declination −39° 50′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 8641. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8641, HD 11421, Gaia DR3 4961160845810541440. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4961160845810541440
- HIP
- 8641
- HD
- 11421
- gaia_dr3
- 4961160845810541440
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.15