How to see it
HIP 11973 has a visual magnitude of about 8.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 11973: right ascension 2h 34m 27s, declination −33° 50′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 11973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 11973, HD 16120, Gaia DR3 5062453835556068352. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5062453835556068352
- HIP
- 11973
- HD
- 16120
- gaia_dr3
- 5062453835556068352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5062453835556068352
- HD 16120
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.46