How to see it
HIP 18987 has a visual magnitude of about 8.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18987: right ascension 4h 4m 7s, declination +37° 36′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 18987. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18987, HD 25454, Gaia DR3 225591821491959808. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 225591821491959808
- HIP
- 18987
- HD
- 25454
- gaia_dr3
- 225591821491959808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 225591821491959808
- HD 25454
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.47