How to see it
HIP 24980 has a visual magnitude of about 8.56: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 24980: right ascension 5h 20m 57s, declination −28° 22′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 24980. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24980, Gaia DR3 2954928673493108736. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2954928673493108736
- HIP
- 24980
- gaia_dr3
- 2954928673493108736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2954928673493108736
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.56