How to see it
HIP 7971 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 7971: right ascension 1h 42m 25s, declination −2° 9′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 7971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 7971, HD 10506, Gaia DR3 2505513534839405056. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2505513534839405056
- HIP
- 7971
- HD
- 10506
- gaia_dr3
- 2505513534839405056
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2505513534839405056
- HD 10506
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.86