How to see it
HIP 3978 has a visual magnitude of about 7.93: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 3978: right ascension 0h 51m 11s, declination +33° 33′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 3978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 3978, HD 4870, Gaia DR3 361332849834160384. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 361332849834160384
- HIP
- 3978
- HD
- 4870
- gaia_dr3
- 361332849834160384
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 361332849834160384
- HD 4870
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.93