How to see it
HIP 9159 has a visual magnitude of about 8.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9159: right ascension 1h 57m 56s, declination +21° 22′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 9159. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9159, HD 11974, Gaia DR3 97472362933016192. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 97472362933016192
- HIP
- 9159
- HD
- 11974
- gaia_dr3
- 97472362933016192
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 97472362933016192
- HD 11974
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.22