How to see it
HIP 2998 has a visual magnitude of about 7.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2998: right ascension 0h 38m 7s, declination −27° 37′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 2998. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2998, HD 3522, Gaia DR3 2343126662533325312. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2343126662533325312
- HIP
- 2998
- HD
- 3522
- gaia_dr3
- 2343126662533325312
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2343126662533325312
- HD 3522
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.42