How to see it
HIP 8970 has a visual magnitude of about 7.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8970: right ascension 1h 55m 35s, declination +26° 6′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 8970. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8970, HD 11721, Gaia DR3 297487409359766784. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 297487409359766784
- HIP
- 8970
- HD
- 11721
- gaia_dr3
- 297487409359766784
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 297487409359766784
- HD 11721
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.92