How to see it
HIP 5161 has a visual magnitude of about 7.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5161: right ascension 1h 6m 4s, declination +57° 45′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 5161. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5161, HD 6417, Gaia DR3 425601748322126976. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 425601748322126976
- HIP
- 5161
- HD
- 6417
- gaia_dr3
- 425601748322126976
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 425601748322126976
- HD 6417
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.08