How to see it
HIP 1256 has a visual magnitude of about 8.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 1256: right ascension 0h 15m 45s, declination +39° 1′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 1256. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 1256, HD 1129, Gaia DR3 379872784838360704. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 379872784838360704
- HIP
- 1256
- HD
- 1129
- gaia_dr3
- 379872784838360704
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 379872784838360704
- HD 1129
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.46