How to see it
HIP 258 has a visual magnitude of about 6.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 258: right ascension 0h 3m 13s, declination +17° 33′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Pisces constellation (IAU figure Psc).
Catalog context
HIP 258. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 258, HD 225073, Gaia DR3 2773043336855924224. In the SkyKeepsake Pisces (Psc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2773043336855924224
- HIP
- 258
- HD
- 225073
- gaia_dr3
- 2773043336855924224
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2773043336855924224
- HD 225073
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.30