How to see it
HIP 8561 has a visual magnitude of about 7.10: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8561: right ascension 1h 50m 26s, declination −62° 57′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Catalog context
HIP 8561. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8561, HD 11440, Gaia DR3 4711775562632421376. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4711775562632421376
- HIP
- 8561
- HD
- 11440
- gaia_dr3
- 4711775562632421376
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4711775562632421376
- HD 11440
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.10