How to see it
HIP 30959 has a visual magnitude of about 6.73: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30959: right ascension 6h 29m 55s, declination −59° 35′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 30959. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30959, HD 46479, Gaia DR3 5481952912083490304. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5481952912083490304
- HIP
- 30959
- HD
- 46479
- gaia_dr3
- 5481952912083490304
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.73