How to see it
HIP 18862 has a visual magnitude of about 9.78: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18862: right ascension 4h 2m 38s, declination +32° 51′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).
Catalog context
HIP 18862. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18862, HD 281465, Gaia DR3 170246632397667456. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 170246632397667456
- HIP
- 18862
- HD
- 281465
- gaia_dr3
- 170246632397667456
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 170246632397667456
- HD 281465
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.78