How to see it
HIP 11900 has a visual magnitude of about 6.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 11900: right ascension 2h 33m 34s, declination −62° 35′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Catalog context
HIP 11900. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 11900, HD 16226, Gaia DR3 4700553981318884608. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4700553981318884608
- HIP
- 11900
- HD
- 16226
- gaia_dr3
- 4700553981318884608
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78