How to see it
HIP 2866 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 2866: right ascension 0h 36m 20s, declination +44° 38′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 2866. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2866, HD 3291, Gaia DR3 387861630166827264. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 387861630166827264
- HIP
- 2866
- HD
- 3291
- gaia_dr3
- 387861630166827264
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 387861630166827264
- HD 3291
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.30