How to see it
HIP 9969 has a visual magnitude of about 10.03: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9969: right ascension 2h 8m 22s, declination −18° 38′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 9969. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9969, HD 13166, Gaia DR3 5137441353203156992. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5137441353203156992
- HIP
- 9969
- HD
- 13166
- gaia_dr3
- 5137441353203156992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5137441353203156992
- HD 13166
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.03