How to see it
HIP 9701 has a visual magnitude of about 6.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9701: right ascension 2h 4m 47s, declination −17° 17′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 9701. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9701, HD 12776, Gaia DR3 5138583470906534016. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5138583470906534016
- HIP
- 9701
- HD
- 12776
- gaia_dr3
- 5138583470906534016
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.33