How to see it
HIP 11871 has a visual magnitude of about 7.81: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 11871: right ascension 2h 33m 9s, declination +41° 49′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 11871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 11871, HD 15754, Gaia DR3 338564579659741696. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 338564579659741696
- HIP
- 11871
- HD
- 15754
- gaia_dr3
- 338564579659741696
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 338564579659741696
- HD 15754
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.81