How to see it
HIP 9882 has a visual magnitude of about 8.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9882: right ascension 2h 7m 9s, declination +7° 18′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 9882. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9882, HD 12973, Gaia DR3 2521232771545400832. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2521232771545400832
- HIP
- 9882
- HD
- 12973
- gaia_dr3
- 2521232771545400832
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2521232771545400832
- HD 12973
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.20