How to see it
HIP 1979 has a visual magnitude of about 8.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 1979: right ascension 0h 25m 5s, declination +50° 43′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 1979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 1979, HD 2055, Gaia DR3 394693583107248256. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 394693583107248256
- HIP
- 1979
- HD
- 2055
- gaia_dr3
- 394693583107248256
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 394693583107248256
- HD 2055
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.26