How to see it
HIP 8491 has a visual magnitude of about 8.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8491: right ascension 1h 49m 28s, declination +24° 40′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 8491. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8491, HD 11085, Gaia DR3 291292589050101888. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 291292589050101888
- HIP
- 8491
- HD
- 11085
- gaia_dr3
- 291292589050101888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 291292589050101888
- HD 11085
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.29