How to see it
HIP 8873 has a visual magnitude of about 9.15: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8873: right ascension 1h 54m 14s, declination +34° 6′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 8873. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8873, Gaia DR3 305897195843957632. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 305897195843957632
- HIP
- 8873
- gaia_dr3
- 305897195843957632
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 305897195843957632
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.15