How to see it
HIP 9979 has a visual magnitude of about 8.96: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9979: right ascension 2h 8m 31s, declination +33° 20′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 9979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9979, Gaia DR3 325880815382752128. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 325880815382752128
- HIP
- 9979
- gaia_dr3
- 325880815382752128
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 325880815382752128
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.96