How to see it
HIP 2059 has a visual magnitude of about 8.09: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2059: right ascension 0h 26m 4s, declination +44° 10′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 2059. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2059, HD 2171, Gaia DR3 382747767227783936. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 382747767227783936
- HIP
- 2059
- HD
- 2171
- gaia_dr3
- 382747767227783936
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 382747767227783936
- HD 2171
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.09