How to see it
HIP 268 has a visual magnitude of about 7.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 268: right ascension 0h 3m 22s, declination +59° 4′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 268. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 268, HD 240485, Gaia DR3 423164509001879552. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 423164509001879552
- HIP
- 268
- HD
- 240485
- gaia_dr3
- 423164509001879552
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 423164509001879552
- HD 240485
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.63