How to see it
HIP 5886 has a visual magnitude of about 6.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5886: right ascension 1h 15m 36s, declination +0° 54′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 5886. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5886, HD 7551, Gaia DR3 2535266594365007488. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2535266594365007488
- HIP
- 5886
- HD
- 7551
- gaia_dr3
- 2535266594365007488
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.70