How to see it
HIP 9668 has a visual magnitude of about 7.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9668: right ascension 2h 4m 21s, declination +51° 41′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 9668. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9668, HD 12531, Gaia DR3 359740177179956864. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 359740177179956864
- HIP
- 9668
- HD
- 12531
- gaia_dr3
- 359740177179956864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 359740177179956864
- HD 12531
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.91