How to see it
HIP 8659 has a visual magnitude of about 9.40: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8659: right ascension 1h 51m 36s, declination +64° 32′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8659. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8659, Gaia DR3 518215639953329152. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 518215639953329152
- HIP
- 8659
- gaia_dr3
- 518215639953329152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 518215639953329152
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.40