How to see it
HIP 9980 has a visual magnitude of about 8.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9980: right ascension 2h 8m 31s, declination +58° 51′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 9980. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9980, HD 12928, Gaia DR3 506795424996658560. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 506795424996658560
- HIP
- 9980
- HD
- 12928
- gaia_dr3
- 506795424996658560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 506795424996658560
- HD 12928
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.28