How to see it
HIP 179 has a visual magnitude of about 6.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 179: right ascension 0h 2m 17s, declination −13° 24′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 179. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 179, HD 224974, Gaia DR3 2420857530412523008. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2420857530412523008
- HIP
- 179
- HD
- 224974
- gaia_dr3
- 2420857530412523008
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2420857530412523008
- HD 224974
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.79