How to see it
HIP 11596 has a visual magnitude of about 9.25: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 11596: right ascension 2h 29m 30s, declination −41° 21′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 11596. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 11596, HD 15612, Gaia DR3 4950420953669545984. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4950420953669545984
- HIP
- 11596
- HD
- 15612
- gaia_dr3
- 4950420953669545984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4950420953669545984
- HD 15612
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.25