How to see it
HIP 11879 has a visual magnitude of about 8.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 11879: right ascension 2h 33m 15s, declination +62° 34′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 11879. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 11879, Gaia DR3 514015574256629888. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 514015574256629888
- HIP
- 11879
- gaia_dr3
- 514015574256629888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 514015574256629888
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.28