How to see it
HIP 2973 has a visual magnitude of about 8.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2973: right ascension 0h 37m 51s, declination +25° 49′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 2973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2973, Gaia DR3 2807614318895303168. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2807614318895303168
- HIP
- 2973
- gaia_dr3
- 2807614318895303168
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2807614318895303168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.31