How to see it
HIP 18868 has a visual magnitude of about 8.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18868: right ascension 4h 2m 42s, declination +25° 55′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 18868. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18868, HD 25355, Gaia DR3 162502389746844672. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 162502389746844672
- HIP
- 18868
- HD
- 25355
- gaia_dr3
- 162502389746844672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 162502389746844672
- HD 25355
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.13