How to see it
HIP 9875 has a visual magnitude of about 6.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9875: right ascension 2h 7m 3s, declination −8° 36′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 9875. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9875, HD 12998, Gaia DR3 2463063589914316544. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2463063589914316544
- HIP
- 9875
- HD
- 12998
- gaia_dr3
- 2463063589914316544
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.39