How to see it
HIP 2968 has a visual magnitude of about 6.94: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2968: right ascension 0h 37m 46s, declination +72° 53′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 2968. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2968, HD 3366, Gaia DR3 536986433739919488. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 536986433739919488
- HIP
- 2968
- HD
- 3366
- gaia_dr3
- 536986433739919488
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 536986433739919488
- HD 3366
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.94