How to see it
HIP 2246 has a visual magnitude of about 6.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2246: right ascension 0h 28m 33s, declination −11° 14′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Pisces constellation (IAU figure Psc).
Catalog context
HIP 2246. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2246, HD 2488, Gaia DR3 2424031305085762688. In the SkyKeepsake Pisces (Psc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2424031305085762688
- HIP
- 2246
- HD
- 2488
- gaia_dr3
- 2424031305085762688
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.76