How to see it
HIP 8957 has a visual magnitude of about 7.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8957: right ascension 1h 55m 20s, declination −60° 18′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Catalog context
HIP 8957. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8957, HD 11944, Gaia DR3 4714486954010869760. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4714486954010869760
- HIP
- 8957
- HD
- 11944
- gaia_dr3
- 4714486954010869760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4714486954010869760
- HD 11944
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.04