How to see it
HIP 11557 has a visual magnitude of about 7.96: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 11557: right ascension 2h 28m 55s, declination +8° 46′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 11557. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 11557, HD 15399, Gaia DR3 22792193144956416. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 22792193144956416
- HIP
- 11557
- HD
- 15399
- gaia_dr3
- 22792193144956416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 22792193144956416
- HD 15399
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.96