How to see it
HIP 8981 has a visual magnitude of about 9.07: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8981: right ascension 1h 55m 45s, declination +15° 5′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 8981. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8981, Gaia DR3 78202493943240960. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 78202493943240960
- HIP
- 8981
- gaia_dr3
- 78202493943240960
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 78202493943240960
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.07