How to see it
HIP 8738 has a visual magnitude of about 7.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8738: right ascension 1h 52m 26s, declination +55° 19′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8738. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8738, HD 232552, Gaia DR3 408629377594574592. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 408629377594574592
- HIP
- 8738
- HD
- 232552
- gaia_dr3
- 408629377594574592
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 408629377594574592
- HD 232552
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.86