How to see it
HIP 3404 has a visual magnitude of about 8.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 3404: right ascension 0h 43m 21s, declination −47° 59′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 3404. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 3404, HD 4140, Gaia DR3 4975136566313297920. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4975136566313297920
- HIP
- 3404
- HD
- 4140
- gaia_dr3
- 4975136566313297920
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4975136566313297920
- HD 4140
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.14