How to see it
HIP 8260 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 8260: right ascension 1h 46m 24s, declination +61° 15′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8260. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8260, Gaia DR3 511264699246655488. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 511264699246655488
- HIP
- 8260
- gaia_dr3
- 511264699246655488
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 511264699246655488
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.28