How to see it
HIP 1279 has a visual magnitude of about 7.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 1279: right ascension 0h 16m 3s, declination −42° 40′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 1279. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 1279, HD 1189, Gaia DR3 4995100536375688192. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4995100536375688192
- HIP
- 1279
- HD
- 1189
- gaia_dr3
- 4995100536375688192
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4995100536375688192
- HD 1189
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.44