How to see it
HIP 18870 has a visual magnitude of about 7.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18870: right ascension 4h 2m 43s, declination −27° 28′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Eridanus constellation (IAU figure Eri).
Catalog context
HIP 18870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18870, HD 25587, Gaia DR3 4889906067059302400. In the SkyKeepsake Eridanus (Eri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4889906067059302400
- HIP
- 18870
- HD
- 25587
- gaia_dr3
- 4889906067059302400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4889906067059302400
- HD 25587
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.28