How to see it
HIP 8742 has a visual magnitude of about 7.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8742: right ascension 1h 52m 29s, declination +49° 47′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8742. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8742, HD 11318, Gaia DR3 357806136225989888. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 357806136225989888
- HIP
- 8742
- HD
- 11318
- gaia_dr3
- 357806136225989888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 357806136225989888
- HD 11318
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.93