How to see it
HIP 540 has a visual magnitude of about 6.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 540: right ascension 0h 6m 36s, declination +28° 33′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 540. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 540, HD 167, Gaia DR3 2860155993857684864. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2860155993857684864
- HIP
- 540
- HD
- 167
- gaia_dr3
- 2860155993857684864
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.43