How to see it
HIP 3 has a visual magnitude of about 6.60: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 3: right ascension 0h 0m 1s, declination +38° 51′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 3. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 3, HD 224699, Gaia DR3 2881742980523997824. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2881742980523997824
- HIP
- 3
- HD
- 224699
- gaia_dr3
- 2881742980523997824
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.60