How to see it
HIP 9540 has a visual magnitude of about 6.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9540: right ascension 2h 2m 38s, declination −70° 25′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Catalog context
HIP 9540. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9540, HD 12851, Gaia DR3 4693245080852850048. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4693245080852850048
- HIP
- 9540
- HD
- 12851
- gaia_dr3
- 4693245080852850048
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.43