How to see it
HIP 9861 has a visual magnitude of about 8.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9861: right ascension 2h 6m 51s, declination +37° 38′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 9861. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9861, HD 12859, Gaia DR3 330725027392844416. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 330725027392844416
- HIP
- 9861
- HD
- 12859
- gaia_dr3
- 330725027392844416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 330725027392844416
- HD 12859
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.33