How to see it
HIP 5280 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5280: right ascension 1h 7m 32s, declination −41° 44′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 5280. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5280, HD 6735, Gaia DR3 4987736999629756800. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4987736999629756800
- HIP
- 5280
- HD
- 6735
- gaia_dr3
- 4987736999629756800
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.88