How to see it
HIP 2561 has a visual magnitude of about 8.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2561: right ascension 0h 32m 34s, declination −28° 45′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 2561. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2561, HD 2949, Gaia DR3 2319111713675228160. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2319111713675228160
- HIP
- 2561
- HD
- 2949
- gaia_dr3
- 2319111713675228160
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2319111713675228160
- HD 2949
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.17