Its story

HIP 279 has a visual magnitude of about 8.64: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 279: right ascension 0h 3m 27s, declination +62° 21′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).

HIP 279. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 279, Gaia DR3 429933373155195904. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.