How to see it
HIP 9869 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 9869: right ascension 2h 6m 57s, declination −15° 42′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 9869. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9869, HD 13003, Gaia DR3 5147813183826400768. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5147813183826400768
- HIP
- 9869
- HD
- 13003
- gaia_dr3
- 5147813183826400768
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78