How to see it
HIP 8587 has a visual magnitude of about 8.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8587: right ascension 1h 50m 52s, declination +6° 31′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 8587. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8587, HD 11271, Gaia DR3 2567552550723679232. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2567552550723679232
- HIP
- 8587
- HD
- 11271
- gaia_dr3
- 2567552550723679232
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2567552550723679232
- HD 11271
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.32