How to see it
HIP 5539 has a visual magnitude of about 6.58: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5539: right ascension 1h 11m 2s, declination −18° 48′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 5539. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5539, HD 7093, Gaia DR3 2354773583048025216. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2354773583048025216
- HIP
- 5539
- HD
- 7093
- gaia_dr3
- 2354773583048025216
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.58