How to see it
HIP 8428 has a visual magnitude of about 8.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8428: right ascension 1h 48m 40s, declination −57° 8′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).
Catalog context
HIP 8428. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8428, HD 11220, Gaia DR3 4718891773686439936. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4718891773686439936
- HIP
- 8428
- HD
- 11220
- gaia_dr3
- 4718891773686439936
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4718891773686439936
- HD 11220
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16