How to see it
HIP 15609 has a visual magnitude of about 7.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15609: right ascension 3h 20m 60s, declination +33° 13′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 15609. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15609, HD 20678, Gaia DR3 125609346525182208. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 125609346525182208
- HIP
- 15609
- HD
- 20678
- gaia_dr3
- 125609346525182208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 125609346525182208
- HD 20678
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.78