How to see it
HIP 2978 has a visual magnitude of about 8.89: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 2978: right ascension 0h 37m 55s, declination +39° 21′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 2978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 2978, HD 3466, Gaia DR3 368669723423080448. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 368669723423080448
- HIP
- 2978
- HD
- 3466
- gaia_dr3
- 368669723423080448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 368669723423080448
- HD 3466
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.89