How to see it
HIP 973 has a visual magnitude of about 6.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 973: right ascension 0h 12m 3s, declination −13° 48′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 973, HD 780, Gaia DR3 2417929668386806784. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2417929668386806784
- HIP
- 973
- HD
- 780
- gaia_dr3
- 2417929668386806784
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2417929668386806784
- HD 780
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.28