How to see it
HIP 8242 has a visual magnitude of about 8.83: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8242: right ascension 1h 46m 9s, declination +53° 36′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8242. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8242, HD 232525, Gaia DR3 408081133607603968. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 408081133607603968
- HIP
- 8242
- HD
- 232525
- gaia_dr3
- 408081133607603968
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 408081133607603968
- HD 232525
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.83