How to see it
HIP 30861 has a visual magnitude of about 8.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30861: right ascension 6h 28m 46s, declination −55° 55′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 30861. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30861, HD 46212, Gaia DR3 5496276314480471040. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5496276314480471040
- HIP
- 30861
- HD
- 46212
- gaia_dr3
- 5496276314480471040
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5496276314480471040
- HD 46212
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.26