How to see it
HIP 5488 has a visual magnitude of about 6.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5488: right ascension 1h 10m 15s, declination −56° 51′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 5488. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5488, HD 7097, Gaia DR3 4910462776970901120. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4910462776970901120
- HIP
- 5488
- HD
- 7097
- gaia_dr3
- 4910462776970901120
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.90