How to see it
HIP 8936 has a visual magnitude of about 6.54: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8936: right ascension 1h 55m 4s, declination −24° 53′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 8936. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8936, HD 11785, Gaia DR3 5122027712009926016. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5122027712009926016
- HIP
- 8936
- HD
- 11785
- gaia_dr3
- 5122027712009926016
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.54