How to see it
HIP 8642 has a visual magnitude of about 6.66: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8642: right ascension 1h 51m 27s, declination −45° 28′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 8642. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8642, HD 11437, Gaia DR3 4954815014450807168. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4954815014450807168
- HIP
- 8642
- HD
- 11437
- gaia_dr3
- 4954815014450807168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.66