How to see it
HIP 13973 has a visual magnitude of about 7.97: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 13973: right ascension 2h 59m 58s, declination +26° 53′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 13973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 13973, HD 18561, Gaia DR3 115377875432247680. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 115377875432247680
- HIP
- 13973
- HD
- 18561
- gaia_dr3
- 115377875432247680
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 115377875432247680
- HD 18561
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.97