How to see it
HIP 13971 has a visual magnitude of about 8.84: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 13971: right ascension 2h 59m 57s, declination −55° 58′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Horologium constellation (IAU figure Hor).
Catalog context
HIP 13971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 13971, HD 18898, Gaia DR3 4728356472857746432. In the SkyKeepsake Horologium (Hor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4728356472857746432
- HIP
- 13971
- HD
- 18898
- gaia_dr3
- 4728356472857746432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4728356472857746432
- HD 18898
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.84