How to see it
HIP 2960 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2960: right ascension 0h 37m 37s, declination −55° 39′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 2960. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2960, HD 3517, Gaia DR3 4920531726500400768. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4920531726500400768
- HIP
- 2960
- HD
- 3517
- gaia_dr3
- 4920531726500400768
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88