How to see it
HIP 2142 has a visual magnitude of about 6.52: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2142: right ascension 0h 27m 8s, declination +80° 3′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 2142. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2142, HD 2169, Gaia DR3 564884445348922752. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 564884445348922752
- HIP
- 2142
- HD
- 2169
- gaia_dr3
- 564884445348922752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 564884445348922752
- HD 2169
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.52