How to see it
HIP 9656 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 9656: right ascension 2h 4m 13s, declination +51° 58′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 9656. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 9656, HD 12518, Gaia DR3 359779381641254912. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 359779381641254912
- HIP
- 9656
- HD
- 12518
- gaia_dr3
- 359779381641254912
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 359779381641254912
- HD 12518
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65