How to see it
HIP 878 has a visual magnitude of about 7.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 878: right ascension 0h 10m 46s, declination −21° 56′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 878. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 878, HD 655, Gaia DR3 2340375065966116864. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2340375065966116864
- HIP
- 878
- HD
- 655
- gaia_dr3
- 2340375065966116864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2340375065966116864
- HD 655
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.42