How to see it
The Pic has a visual magnitude of about 6.77: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for The Pic: right ascension 5h 24m 46s, declination −52° 18′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Dorado constellation (IAU figure Dor).
Catalog context
The Pic. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 25303, HD 35860, Gaia DR3 4771835629385988992. In the SkyKeepsake Dorado (Dor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4771835629385988992
- HIP
- 25303
- HD
- 35860
- gaia_dr3
- 4771835629385988992
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- The Pic
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.77