How to see it
HIP 101256 has a visual magnitude of about 8.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 101256: right ascension 20h 31m 30s, declination +56° 10′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Cepheus constellation (IAU figure Cep).
Catalog context
HIP 101256. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 101256, HD 239436, Gaia DR3 2186762433896230144. In the SkyKeepsake Cepheus (Cep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2186762433896230144
- HIP
- 101256
- HD
- 239436
- gaia_dr3
- 2186762433896230144
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2186762433896230144
- HD 239436
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.44