How to see it
HIP 8601 has a visual magnitude of about 9.22: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8601: right ascension 1h 50m 59s, declination +56° 58′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8601. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8601, HD 236892, Gaia DR3 505689762972174848. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 505689762972174848
- HIP
- 8601
- HD
- 236892
- gaia_dr3
- 505689762972174848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 505689762972174848
- HD 236892
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.22