How to see it
HIP 5944 has a visual magnitude of about 6.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5944: right ascension 1h 16m 29s, declination +42° 56′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 5944. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5944, HD 7590, Gaia DR3 373349657227961472. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 373349657227961472
- HIP
- 5944
- HD
- 7590
- gaia_dr3
- 373349657227961472
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 373349657227961472
- HD 7590
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.46