How to see it
HIP 22996 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 22996: right ascension 4h 56m 50s, declination +1° 31′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 22996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 22996, HD 31542, Gaia DR3 3231966193072146688. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3231966193072146688
- HIP
- 22996
- HD
- 31542
- gaia_dr3
- 3231966193072146688
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88