How to see it
HIP 173 has a visual magnitude of about 8.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 173: right ascension 0h 2m 12s, declination +47° 34′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 173. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 173, HD 224969, Gaia DR3 387281053668103936. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 387281053668103936
- HIP
- 173
- HD
- 224969
- gaia_dr3
- 387281053668103936
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 387281053668103936
- HD 224969
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.39