How to see it
HIP 1988 has a visual magnitude of about 7.71: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 1988: right ascension 0h 25m 10s, declination +64° 38′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 1988. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 1988, HD 2042, Gaia DR3 431197575314276736. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 431197575314276736
- HIP
- 1988
- HD
- 2042
- gaia_dr3
- 431197575314276736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 431197575314276736
- HD 2042
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.71