How to see it
HIP 8663 has a visual magnitude of about 7.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8663: right ascension 1h 51m 37s, declination +47° 5′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8663. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8663, HD 11252, Gaia DR3 356927214117864576. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 356927214117864576
- HIP
- 8663
- HD
- 11252
- gaia_dr3
- 356927214117864576
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 356927214117864576
- HD 11252
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.25