How to see it
HIP 8950 has a visual magnitude of about 7.68: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8950: right ascension 1h 55m 18s, declination +57° 5′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8950. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8950, HD 11577, Gaia DR3 504957934907964672. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 504957934907964672
- HIP
- 8950
- HD
- 11577
- gaia_dr3
- 504957934907964672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 504957934907964672
- HD 11577
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.68