How to see it
HIP 8542 has a visual magnitude of about 8.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8542: right ascension 1h 50m 8s, declination −12° 40′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 8542. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8542, HD 11227, Gaia DR3 2459480109720606208. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2459480109720606208
- HIP
- 8542
- HD
- 11227
- gaia_dr3
- 2459480109720606208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2459480109720606208
- HD 11227
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.04