How to see it
HIP 5950 has a visual magnitude of about 6.96: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5950: right ascension 1h 16m 36s, declination +74° 1′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 5950. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5950, HD 7406, Gaia DR3 535710587934336384. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 535710587934336384
- HIP
- 5950
- HD
- 7406
- gaia_dr3
- 535710587934336384
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 535710587934336384
- HD 7406
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.96