How to see it
HIP 1551 has a visual magnitude of about 6.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 1551: right ascension 0h 19m 21s, declination −46° 29′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 1551. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 1551, HD 1531, Gaia DR3 4978401634809965056. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4978401634809965056
- HIP
- 1551
- HD
- 1531
- gaia_dr3
- 4978401634809965056
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.42