How to see it
HIP 2778 has a visual magnitude of about 8.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2778: right ascension 0h 35m 27s, declination +58° 40′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 2778. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2778, HD 3163, Gaia DR3 425020278471736960. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 425020278471736960
- HIP
- 2778
- HD
- 3163
- gaia_dr3
- 425020278471736960
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 425020278471736960
- HD 3163
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.67