How to see it
HIP 18863 has a visual magnitude of about 6.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18863: right ascension 4h 2m 38s, declination −0° 48′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 18863. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18863, HD 25466, Gaia DR3 3256682561628960256. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3256682561628960256
- HIP
- 18863
- HD
- 25466
- gaia_dr3
- 3256682561628960256
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3256682561628960256
- HD 25466
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.93