How to see it
HIP 23980 has a visual magnitude of about 8.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 23980: right ascension 5h 9m 15s, declination +11° 29′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 23980. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 23980, HD 33234, Gaia DR3 3387939682772273664. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3387939682772273664
- HIP
- 23980
- HD
- 33234
- gaia_dr3
- 3387939682772273664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3387939682772273664
- HD 33234
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.38