How to see it
HIP 2948 has a visual magnitude of about 6.84: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2948: right ascension 0h 37m 26s, declination +40° 19′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 2948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2948, HD 3431, Gaia DR3 380755245998283008. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 380755245998283008
- HIP
- 2948
- HD
- 3431
- gaia_dr3
- 380755245998283008
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 380755245998283008
- HD 3431
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.84