How to see it
HIP 7958 has a visual magnitude of about 7.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 7958: right ascension 1h 42m 12s, declination −79° 54′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Catalog context
HIP 7958. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 7958, HD 10970, Gaia DR3 4630821304618752000. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4630821304618752000
- HIP
- 7958
- HD
- 10970
- gaia_dr3
- 4630821304618752000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4630821304618752000
- HD 10970
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.86