How to see it
HIP 11870 has a visual magnitude of about 8.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 11870: right ascension 2h 33m 9s, declination +58° 27′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 11870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 11870, HD 15641, Gaia DR3 458228106600944000. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 458228106600944000
- HIP
- 11870
- HD
- 15641
- gaia_dr3
- 458228106600944000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 458228106600944000
- HD 15641
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.34