How to see it
HIP 8269 has a visual magnitude of about 8.23: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8269: right ascension 1h 46m 32s, declination −2° 20′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 8269. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8269, HD 10868, Gaia DR3 2505457013070076416. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2505457013070076416
- HIP
- 8269
- HD
- 10868
- gaia_dr3
- 2505457013070076416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2505457013070076416
- HD 10868
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.23