How to see it
HIP 10972 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 10972: right ascension 2h 21m 21s, declination +9° 44′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 10972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 10972, HD 14554, Gaia DR3 23881362491154048. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 23881362491154048
- HIP
- 10972
- HD
- 14554
- gaia_dr3
- 23881362491154048
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 23881362491154048
- HD 14554
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.61