How to see it
HIP 9720 has a visual magnitude of about 7.07: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9720: right ascension 2h 5m 1s, declination +64° 23′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 9720. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9720, HD 12509, Gaia DR3 515060522622174080. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 515060522622174080
- HIP
- 9720
- HD
- 12509
- gaia_dr3
- 515060522622174080
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 515060522622174080
- HD 12509
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.07