How to see it
9 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 6.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 9 Cet: right ascension 0h 22m 52s, declination −12° 12′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
9 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 1803, HD 1835, Gaia DR3 2423493369021649920. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2423493369021649920
- HIP
- 1803
- HD
- 1835
- gaia_dr3
- 2423493369021649920
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 9 Cet
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2423493369021649920
- Gl 17.3
- HD 1835
- HIP 1803
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.24