How to see it
HIP 172 has a visual magnitude of about 8.58: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 172: right ascension 0h 2m 10s, declination +67° 24′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 172. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 172, Gaia DR3 528570015826682496. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 528570015826682496
- HIP
- 172
- gaia_dr3
- 528570015826682496
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 528570015826682496
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.58