How to see it
HIP 5240 has a visual magnitude of about 6.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5240: right ascension 1h 7m 0s, declination +56° 56′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 5240. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5240, HD 6497, Gaia DR3 412052432178880000. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 412052432178880000
- HIP
- 5240
- HD
- 6497
- gaia_dr3
- 412052432178880000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 412052432178880000
- HD 6497
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.06