How to see it
HIP 18985 has a visual magnitude of about 6.51: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18985: right ascension 4h 4m 2s, declination −4° 36′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 18985. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18985, HD 25647, Gaia DR3 3245670506000127744. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3245670506000127744
- HIP
- 18985
- HD
- 25647
- gaia_dr3
- 3245670506000127744
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.51