How to see it
HIP 8488 has a visual magnitude of about 8.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8488: right ascension 1h 49m 27s, declination +33° 0′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 8488. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8488, Gaia DR3 305371388767502080. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 305371388767502080
- HIP
- 8488
- gaia_dr3
- 305371388767502080
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 305371388767502080
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.42