How to see it
HIP 996 has a visual magnitude of about 8.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 996: right ascension 0h 12m 29s, declination +20° 14′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Pisces constellation (IAU figure Psc).
Catalog context
HIP 996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 996, HD 804, Gaia DR3 2798490743207080448. In the SkyKeepsake Pisces (Psc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2798490743207080448
- HIP
- 996
- HD
- 804
- gaia_dr3
- 2798490743207080448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2798490743207080448
- HD 804
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.04