How to see it
HIP 866 has a visual magnitude of about 8.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 866: right ascension 0h 10m 39s, declination +56° 3′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 866. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 866, HD 612, Gaia DR3 420774960996333824. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 420774960996333824
- HIP
- 866
- HD
- 612
- gaia_dr3
- 420774960996333824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 420774960996333824
- HD 612
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.29