How to see it
HIP 13960 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 13960: right ascension 2h 59m 48s, declination −30° 10′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 13960. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 13960, HD 18743, Gaia DR3 5053035242856829952. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5053035242856829952
- HIP
- 13960
- HD
- 18743
- gaia_dr3
- 5053035242856829952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5053035242856829952
- HD 18743
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.13