How to see it
HIP 9457 has a visual magnitude of about 8.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9457: right ascension 2h 1m 39s, declination +1° 20′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 9457. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9457, HD 12404, Gaia DR3 2508290935570860544. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2508290935570860544
- HIP
- 9457
- HD
- 12404
- gaia_dr3
- 2508290935570860544
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2508290935570860544
- HD 12404
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.39