How to see it
HIP 278 has a visual magnitude of about 7.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 278: right ascension 0h 3m 27s, declination +55° 33′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 278. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 278, HD 225095, Gaia DR3 420875841188703360. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 420875841188703360
- HIP
- 278
- HD
- 225095
- gaia_dr3
- 420875841188703360
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 420875841188703360
- HD 225095
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.90