How to see it
HIP 8947 has a visual magnitude of about 7.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8947: right ascension 1h 55m 15s, declination +15° 20′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 8947. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8947, HD 11707, Gaia DR3 90220671430909056. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 90220671430909056
- HIP
- 8947
- HD
- 11707
- gaia_dr3
- 90220671430909056
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 90220671430909056
- HD 11707
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.50