How to see it
HIP 8606 has a visual magnitude of about 7.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8606: right ascension 1h 51m 1s, declination +37° 33′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 8606. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8606, HD 11216, Gaia DR3 342672389459568896. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 342672389459568896
- HIP
- 8606
- HD
- 11216
- gaia_dr3
- 342672389459568896
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 342672389459568896
- HD 11216
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.21