How to see it
HIP 2258 has a visual magnitude of about 8.63: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2258: right ascension 0h 28m 46s, declination +42° 23′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 2258. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2258, HD 2470, Gaia DR3 381958283517595776. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 381958283517595776
- HIP
- 2258
- HD
- 2470
- gaia_dr3
- 381958283517595776
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 381958283517595776
- HD 2470
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.63