How to see it
HIP 9491 has a visual magnitude of about 7.98: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9491: right ascension 2h 2m 7s, declination +60° 17′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 9491. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9491, HD 12243, Gaia DR3 507952179949154816. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 507952179949154816
- HIP
- 9491
- HD
- 12243
- gaia_dr3
- 507952179949154816
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 507952179949154816
- HD 12243
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.98