How to see it
HIP 15261 has a visual magnitude of about 8.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 15261: right ascension 3h 16m 52s, declination +48° 7′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 15261. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 15261, HD 20218, Gaia DR3 435496734494062848. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 435496734494062848
- HIP
- 15261
- HD
- 20218
- gaia_dr3
- 435496734494062848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 435496734494062848
- HD 20218
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.61