How to see it
HIP 602 has a visual magnitude of about 6.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 602: right ascension 0h 7m 18s, declination −17° 23′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 602. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 602, HD 256, Gaia DR3 2414558084699665920. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2414558084699665920
- HIP
- 602
- HD
- 256
- gaia_dr3
- 2414558084699665920
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2414558084699665920
- HD 256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.18