How to see it
HIP 8770 has a visual magnitude of about 7.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8770: right ascension 1h 52m 51s, declination −19° 30′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 8770. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8770, HD 11506, Gaia DR3 5137855525488932864. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5137855525488932864
- HIP
- 8770
- HD
- 11506
- gaia_dr3
- 5137855525488932864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5137855525488932864
- HD 11506
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.39