How to see it
HIP 23870 has a visual magnitude of about 9.43: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 23870: right ascension 5h 7m 48s, declination −46° 45′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Caelum constellation (IAU figure Cae).
Catalog context
HIP 23870. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 23870, HD 273460, Gaia DR3 4810018124868881408. In the SkyKeepsake Caelum (Cae) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4810018124868881408
- HIP
- 23870
- HD
- 273460
- gaia_dr3
- 4810018124868881408
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4810018124868881408
- HD 273460
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.43