How to see it
HIP 8517 has a visual magnitude of about 9.32: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8517: right ascension 1h 49m 52s, declination −27° 0′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 8517. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8517, HD 11237, Gaia DR3 5025145172641472512. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5025145172641472512
- HIP
- 8517
- HD
- 11237
- gaia_dr3
- 5025145172641472512
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5025145172641472512
- HD 11237
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.32