How to see it
HIP 9444 has a visual magnitude of about 8.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9444: right ascension 2h 1m 21s, declination −0° 53′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 9444. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9444, HD 12378, Gaia DR3 2506654346872771072. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2506654346872771072
- HIP
- 9444
- HD
- 12378
- gaia_dr3
- 2506654346872771072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2506654346872771072
- HD 12378
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.40