How to see it
HIP 2557 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 2557: right ascension 0h 32m 30s, declination +51° 43′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 2557. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2557, HD 2873, Gaia DR3 415901238262557696. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 415901238262557696
- HIP
- 2557
- HD
- 2873
- gaia_dr3
- 415901238262557696
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 415901238262557696
- HD 2873
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65