How to see it
HIP 5843 has a visual magnitude of about 6.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5843: right ascension 1h 15m 0s, declination −55° 37′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 5843. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5843, HD 7608, Gaia DR3 4913680394669926144. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4913680394669926144
- HIP
- 5843
- HD
- 7608
- gaia_dr3
- 4913680394669926144
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.80