How to see it
HIP 3006 has a visual magnitude of about 7.00: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 3006: right ascension 0h 38m 14s, declination +84° 40′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
HIP 3006. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 3006, HD 3161, Gaia DR3 573522758453403648. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 573522758453403648
- HIP
- 3006
- HD
- 3161
- gaia_dr3
- 573522758453403648
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 573522758453403648
- HD 3161
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.00