How to see it

HIP 246 has a visual magnitude of about 9.49: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 246: right ascension 0h 3m 4s, declination +56° 44′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).

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Catalog context

HIP 246. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 246, Gaia DR3 421052828201143296. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 421052828201143296

HIP

246

gaia_dr3

421052828201143296

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 421052828201143296

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

9.49