How to see it
HIP 520 has a visual magnitude of about 6.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 520: right ascension 0h 6m 17s, declination −10° 46′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 520. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 520, HD 139, Gaia DR3 2427816511303612416. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2427816511303612416
- HIP
- 520
- HD
- 139
- gaia_dr3
- 2427816511303612416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2427816511303612416
- HD 139
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.37