How to see it
HIP 3159 has a visual magnitude of about 7.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 3159: right ascension 0h 40m 13s, declination +47° 15′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 3159. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 3159, HD 3700, Gaia DR3 390064188178858880. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 390064188178858880
- HIP
- 3159
- HD
- 3700
- gaia_dr3
- 390064188178858880
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 390064188178858880
- HD 3700
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.79