How to see it
HIP 9596 has a visual magnitude of about 7.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9596: right ascension 2h 3m 26s, declination −4° 19′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 9596. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9596, HD 12608, Gaia DR3 2492211127770658304. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2492211127770658304
- HIP
- 9596
- HD
- 12608
- gaia_dr3
- 2492211127770658304
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2492211127770658304
- HD 12608
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.33