How to see it
HIP 8608 has a visual magnitude of about 8.88: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8608: right ascension 1h 51m 2s, declination +21° 6′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 8608. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8608, HD 11256, Gaia DR3 97320458529700992. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 97320458529700992
- HIP
- 8608
- HD
- 11256
- gaia_dr3
- 97320458529700992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 97320458529700992
- HD 11256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.88