How to see it
HIP 2859 has a visual magnitude of about 7.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2859: right ascension 0h 36m 15s, declination +57° 18′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 2859. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2859, HD 3250, Gaia DR3 424825802351473664. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 424825802351473664
- HIP
- 2859
- HD
- 3250
- gaia_dr3
- 424825802351473664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 424825802351473664
- HD 3250
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.31