How to see it
HIP 13421 has a visual magnitude of about 6.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 13421: right ascension 2h 52m 51s, declination −9° 26′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 13421. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 13421, HD 17943, Gaia DR3 5173295327872720768. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5173295327872720768
- HIP
- 13421
- HD
- 17943
- gaia_dr3
- 5173295327872720768
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.30