How to see it
HIP 9960 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 9960: right ascension 2h 8m 14s, declination −24° 41′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 9960. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9960, HD 13167, Gaia DR3 5121479777262042112. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5121479777262042112
- HIP
- 9960
- HD
- 13167
- gaia_dr3
- 5121479777262042112
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5121479777262042112
- HD 13167
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.17