How to see it
HIP 8899 has a visual magnitude of about 7.67: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8899: right ascension 1h 54m 37s, declination −6° 16′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 8899. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8899, HD 11691, Gaia DR3 2467574576885321216. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2467574576885321216
- HIP
- 8899
- HD
- 11691
- gaia_dr3
- 2467574576885321216
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2467574576885321216
- HD 11691
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.67