How to see it
Axólotl has a visual magnitude of about 8.10: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Axólotl: right ascension 23h 59m 54s, declination −22° 25′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
Axólotl. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 118319, HD 224693, Gaia DR3 2340155679036275200. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2340155679036275200
- HIP
- 118319
- HD
- 224693
- gaia_dr3
- 2340155679036275200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2340155679036275200
- HD 224693
- HIP 118319
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.10