How to see it
HIP 11566 has a visual magnitude of about 8.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 11566: right ascension 2h 29m 2s, declination −21° 34′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 11566. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 11566, HD 15495, Gaia DR3 5126637758106715136. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5126637758106715136
- HIP
- 11566
- HD
- 15495
- gaia_dr3
- 5126637758106715136
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5126637758106715136
- HD 15495
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.50