How to see it
HIP 13953 has a visual magnitude of about 6.57: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 13953: right ascension 2h 59m 43s, declination −63° 37′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Catalog context
HIP 13953. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 13953, HD 18959, Gaia DR3 4720331927759968640. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4720331927759968640
- HIP
- 13953
- HD
- 18959
- gaia_dr3
- 4720331927759968640
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.57