How to see it
HIP 8142 has a visual magnitude of about 8.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8142: right ascension 1h 44m 42s, declination +62° 57′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8142. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8142, HD 10542, Gaia DR3 512021747357428224. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 512021747357428224
- HIP
- 8142
- HD
- 10542
- gaia_dr3
- 512021747357428224
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 512021747357428224
- HD 10542
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.27