How to see it
HIP 3172 has a visual magnitude of about 7.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 3172: right ascension 0h 40m 26s, declination +70° 42′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 3172. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 3172, HD 3660, Gaia DR3 536247733727147648. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 536247733727147648
- HIP
- 3172
- HD
- 3660
- gaia_dr3
- 536247733727147648
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 536247733727147648
- HD 3660
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.30