How to see it
HIP 2972 has a visual magnitude of about 8.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2972: right ascension 0h 37m 51s, declination +40° 52′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 2972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2972, Gaia DR3 381194432175326080. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 381194432175326080
- HIP
- 2972
- gaia_dr3
- 381194432175326080
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 381194432175326080
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.13