How to see it
HIP 7956 has a visual magnitude of about 6.62: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 7956: right ascension 1h 42m 9s, declination +66° 47′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 7956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 7956, HD 10222, Gaia DR3 519473549973365760. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 519473549973365760
- HIP
- 7956
- HD
- 10222
- gaia_dr3
- 519473549973365760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 519473549973365760
- HD 10222
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.62