How to see it
HIP 8870 has a visual magnitude of about 6.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8870: right ascension 1h 54m 9s, declination −57° 55′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).
Catalog context
HIP 8870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8870, HD 11809, Gaia DR3 4718052464061057664. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4718052464061057664
- HIP
- 8870
- HD
- 11809
- gaia_dr3
- 4718052464061057664
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.69