How to see it
HIP 2888 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2888: right ascension 0h 36m 39s, declination −49° 7′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 2888. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2888, HD 3405, Gaia DR3 4974688412245511424. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4974688412245511424
- HIP
- 2888
- HD
- 3405
- gaia_dr3
- 4974688412245511424
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65