How to see it
HIP 261 has a visual magnitude of about 9.06: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 261: right ascension 0h 3m 17s, declination −23° 36′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Sculptor constellation (IAU figure Scl).
Catalog context
HIP 261. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 261, HD 225089, Gaia DR3 2339775729048430080. In the SkyKeepsake Sculptor (Scl) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2339775729048430080
- HIP
- 261
- HD
- 225089
- gaia_dr3
- 2339775729048430080
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2339775729048430080
- HD 225089
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.06