How to see it
HIP 8878 has a visual magnitude of about 6.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8878: right ascension 1h 54m 20s, declination +69° 10′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8878. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8878, HD 11347, Gaia DR3 521610691339325440. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 521610691339325440
- HIP
- 8878
- HD
- 11347
- gaia_dr3
- 521610691339325440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 521610691339325440
- HD 11347
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.26