How to see it
HIP 11659 has a visual magnitude of about 9.00: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 11659: right ascension 2h 30m 22s, declination −6° 19′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 11659. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 11659, HD 15585, Gaia DR3 5178541166568262656. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5178541166568262656
- HIP
- 11659
- HD
- 15585
- gaia_dr3
- 5178541166568262656
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5178541166568262656
- HD 15585
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.00