How to see it
HIP 8557 has a visual magnitude of about 7.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8557: right ascension 1h 50m 24s, declination +30° 48′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 8557. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8557, HD 11166, Gaia DR3 304089289489839488. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 304089289489839488
- HIP
- 8557
- HD
- 11166
- gaia_dr3
- 304089289489839488
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 304089289489839488
- HD 11166
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.84