How to see it
HIP 8602 has a visual magnitude of about 6.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8602: right ascension 1h 50m 59s, declination −54° 16′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).
Catalog context
HIP 8602. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8602, HD 11439, Gaia DR3 4912081945281447680. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4912081945281447680
- HIP
- 8602
- HD
- 11439
- gaia_dr3
- 4912081945281447680
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92