How to see it
HIP 2871 has a visual magnitude of about 8.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2871: right ascension 0h 36m 24s, declination +35° 46′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 2871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2871, HD 3305, Gaia DR3 365743063987831296. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 365743063987831296
- HIP
- 2871
- HD
- 3305
- gaia_dr3
- 365743063987831296
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 365743063987831296
- HD 3305
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.30