How to see it
HIP 998 has a visual magnitude of about 8.86: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 998: right ascension 0h 12m 30s, declination +32° 12′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 998. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 998, HD 803, Gaia DR3 2861959948841499136. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2861959948841499136
- HIP
- 998
- HD
- 803
- gaia_dr3
- 2861959948841499136
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2861959948841499136
- HD 803
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.86