How to see it
HIP 8406 has a visual magnitude of about 8.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8406: right ascension 1h 48m 27s, declination +55° 42′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8406. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8406, HD 10899, Gaia DR3 409444420650895232. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 409444420650895232
- HIP
- 8406
- HD
- 10899
- gaia_dr3
- 409444420650895232
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 409444420650895232
- HD 10899
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.33