How to see it
HIP 30971 has a visual magnitude of about 8.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30971: right ascension 6h 30m 3s, declination −49° 59′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 30971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30971, HD 46311, Gaia DR3 5550984375243631616. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5550984375243631616
- HIP
- 30971
- HD
- 46311
- gaia_dr3
- 5550984375243631616
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5550984375243631616
- HD 46311
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.21