How to see it
HIP 3979 has a visual magnitude of about 6.81: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 3979: right ascension 0h 51m 11s, declination −5° 2′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Pisces constellation (IAU figure Psc).
Catalog context
HIP 3979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 3979, HD 4915, Gaia DR3 2525514785221197696. In the SkyKeepsake Pisces (Psc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2525514785221197696
- HIP
- 3979
- HD
- 4915
- gaia_dr3
- 2525514785221197696
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.81