How to see it
HIP 30873 has a visual magnitude of about 7.59: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30873: right ascension 6h 28m 52s, declination −45° 46′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 30873. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30873, HD 46068, Gaia DR3 5556371771763992576. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5556371771763992576
- HIP
- 30873
- HD
- 46068
- gaia_dr3
- 5556371771763992576
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5556371771763992576
- HD 46068
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.59