How to see it
HIP 9948 has a visual magnitude of about 6.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9948: right ascension 2h 8m 4s, declination +15° 48′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 9948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9948, HD 13057, Gaia DR3 78453285673663872. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 78453285673663872
- HIP
- 9948
- HD
- 13057
- gaia_dr3
- 78453285673663872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 78453285673663872
- HD 13057
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.29