How to see it
HIP 11878 has a visual magnitude of about 7.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 11878: right ascension 2h 33m 14s, declination +59° 59′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 11878. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 11878, HD 15640, Gaia DR3 465110740158893824. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 465110740158893824
- HIP
- 11878
- HD
- 15640
- gaia_dr3
- 465110740158893824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 465110740158893824
- HD 15640
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.64