How to see it
HIP 8490 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8490: right ascension 1h 49m 27s, declination +26° 28′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 8490. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8490, HD 11079, Gaia DR3 297657180826967808. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 297657180826967808
- HIP
- 8490
- HD
- 11079
- gaia_dr3
- 297657180826967808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 297657180826967808
- HD 11079
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88