How to see it
HIP 8856 has a visual magnitude of about 6.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8856: right ascension 1h 53m 54s, declination +49° 56′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8856. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8856, HD 11451, Gaia DR3 357904370717992064. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 357904370717992064
- HIP
- 8856
- HD
- 11451
- gaia_dr3
- 357904370717992064
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 357904370717992064
- HD 11451
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.44