How to see it
HIP 8643 has a visual magnitude of about 7.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8643: right ascension 1h 51m 27s, declination +54° 55′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8643. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8643, HD 11187, Gaia DR3 408593918344912000. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 408593918344912000
- HIP
- 8643
- HD
- 11187
- gaia_dr3
- 408593918344912000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 408593918344912000
- HD 11187
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.12