How to see it
HIP 8656 has a visual magnitude of about 8.09: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8656: right ascension 1h 51m 33s, declination +49° 52′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8656. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8656, HD 11223, Gaia DR3 357819639602775040. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 357819639602775040
- HIP
- 8656
- HD
- 11223
- gaia_dr3
- 357819639602775040
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 357819639602775040
- HD 11223
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.09