How to see it
HIP 8948 has a visual magnitude of about 8.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8948: right ascension 1h 55m 15s, declination +36° 0′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 8948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8948, HD 11670, Gaia DR3 330284256372888960. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 330284256372888960
- HIP
- 8948
- HD
- 11670
- gaia_dr3
- 330284256372888960
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 330284256372888960
- HD 11670
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.11