How to see it
HIP 2944 has a visual magnitude of about 6.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2944: right ascension 0h 37m 23s, declination −37° 17′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 2944. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2944, HD 3460, Gaia DR3 5003693322826171264. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5003693322826171264
- HIP
- 2944
- HD
- 3460
- gaia_dr3
- 5003693322826171264
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.80