How to see it
HIP 8609 has a visual magnitude of about 7.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8609: right ascension 1h 51m 3s, declination +47° 25′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8609. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8609, HD 11188, Gaia DR3 356970747906293760. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 356970747906293760
- HIP
- 8609
- HD
- 11188
- gaia_dr3
- 356970747906293760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 356970747906293760
- HD 11188
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.26