How to see it
HIP 18948 has a visual magnitude of about 9.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18948: right ascension 4h 3m 39s, declination +52° 7′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 18948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18948, HD 232880, Gaia DR3 251041770464948224. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 251041770464948224
- HIP
- 18948
- HD
- 232880
- gaia_dr3
- 251041770464948224
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 251041770464948224
- HD 232880
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.60