How to see it
HIP 2992 has a visual magnitude of about 8.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2992: right ascension 0h 38m 2s, declination −29° 30′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 2992. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2992, HD 3524, Gaia DR3 2318159433526451200. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2318159433526451200
- HIP
- 2992
- HD
- 3524
- gaia_dr3
- 2318159433526451200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2318159433526451200
- HD 3524
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.40