How to see it
HIP 8857 has a visual magnitude of about 7.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8857: right ascension 1h 53m 56s, declination +25° 46′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 8857. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8857, HD 11547, Gaia DR3 297452328066866304. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 297452328066866304
- HIP
- 8857
- HD
- 11547
- gaia_dr3
- 297452328066866304
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 297452328066866304
- HD 11547
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.42