How to see it
HIP 3966 has a visual magnitude of about 7.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 3966: right ascension 0h 50m 58s, declination +73° 34′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 3966. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 3966, HD 4726, Gaia DR3 538313303756134400. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 538313303756134400
- HIP
- 3966
- HD
- 4726
- gaia_dr3
- 538313303756134400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 538313303756134400
- HD 4726
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.20