How to see it
HIP 3459 has a visual magnitude of about 6.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 3459: right ascension 0h 44m 14s, declination −49° 23′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 3459. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 3459, HD 4228, Gaia DR3 4926770218038164480. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4926770218038164480
- HIP
- 3459
- HD
- 4228
- gaia_dr3
- 4926770218038164480
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4926770218038164480
- HD 4228
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.85