How to see it
HIP 8900 has a visual magnitude of about 8.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8900: right ascension 1h 54m 38s, declination −13° 54′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 8900. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8900, HD 11711, Gaia DR3 2459011133651749376. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2459011133651749376
- HIP
- 8900
- HD
- 11711
- gaia_dr3
- 2459011133651749376
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2459011133651749376
- HD 11711
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.17