How to see it
HIP 978 has a visual magnitude of about 7.83: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 978: right ascension 0h 12m 6s, declination +39° 2′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 978, HD 765, Gaia DR3 382818131674913152. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 382818131674913152
- HIP
- 978
- HD
- 765
- gaia_dr3
- 382818131674913152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 382818131674913152
- HD 765
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.83