How to see it
HIP 4869 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4869: right ascension 1h 2m 37s, declination −77° 33′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Catalog context
HIP 4869. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4869, HD 6446, Gaia DR3 4635939909202920448. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4635939909202920448
- HIP
- 4869
- HD
- 6446
- gaia_dr3
- 4635939909202920448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4635939909202920448
- HD 6446
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74