How to see it
HIP 8261 has a visual magnitude of about 9.57: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 8261: right ascension 1h 46m 24s, declination +63° 43′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 8261. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 8261, Gaia DR3 512072359252681600. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 512072359252681600
- HIP
- 8261
- gaia_dr3
- 512072359252681600
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 512072359252681600
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.57