How to see it
HIP 4688 has a visual magnitude of about 6.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4688: right ascension 1h 0m 13s, declination +47° 19′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 4688. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4688, HD 5799, Gaia DR3 401981146175891072. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 401981146175891072
- HIP
- 4688
- HD
- 5799
- gaia_dr3
- 401981146175891072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 401981146175891072
- HD 5799
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.79