How to see it
HIP 9812 has a visual magnitude of about 6.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9812: right ascension 2h 6m 14s, declination −39° 32′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 9812. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9812, HD 12986, Gaia DR3 4958368636031574272. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4958368636031574272
- HIP
- 9812
- HD
- 12986
- gaia_dr3
- 4958368636031574272
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.16