How to see it
HIP 8669 has a visual magnitude of about 8.71: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8669: right ascension 1h 51m 39s, declination −22° 10′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 8669. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8669, HD 11398, Gaia DR3 5135408596721179648. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5135408596721179648
- HIP
- 8669
- HD
- 11398
- gaia_dr3
- 5135408596721179648
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5135408596721179648
- HD 11398
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.71