How to see it
HIP 8980 has a visual magnitude of about 6.96: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8980: right ascension 1h 55m 43s, declination +59° 16′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8980. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8980, HD 11606, Gaia DR3 506352115651984896. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 506352115651984896
- HIP
- 8980
- HD
- 11606
- gaia_dr3
- 506352115651984896
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 506352115651984896
- HD 11606
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.96