How to see it
HIP 8990 has a visual magnitude of about 7.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8990: right ascension 1h 55m 50s, declination −29° 6′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 8990. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8990, HD 11854, Gaia DR3 5023909390291262464. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5023909390291262464
- HIP
- 8990
- HD
- 11854
- gaia_dr3
- 5023909390291262464
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5023909390291262464
- HD 11854
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.08