How to see it
HIP 8231 has a visual magnitude of about 7.41: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8231: right ascension 1h 45m 60s, declination +59° 43′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8231. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8231, HD 10680, Gaia DR3 506608404939764352. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 506608404939764352
- HIP
- 8231
- HD
- 10680
- gaia_dr3
- 506608404939764352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 506608404939764352
- HD 10680
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.41