How to see it
HIP 8668 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 8668: right ascension 1h 51m 39s, declination +4° 7′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 8668. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8668, Gaia DR3 2512948569905378816. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2512948569905378816
- HIP
- 8668
- gaia_dr3
- 2512948569905378816
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2512948569905378816
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.28