How to see it
HIP 8859 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8859: right ascension 1h 53m 57s, declination +10° 36′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 8859. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8859, HD 11592, Gaia DR3 2574020152996148096. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2574020152996148096
- HIP
- 8859
- HD
- 11592
- gaia_dr3
- 2574020152996148096
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65