How to see it
HIP 4871 has a visual magnitude of about 7.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4871: right ascension 1h 2m 37s, declination +59° 17′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 4871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4871, HD 6027, Gaia DR3 425856903740874752. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 425856903740874752
- HIP
- 4871
- HD
- 6027
- gaia_dr3
- 425856903740874752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 425856903740874752
- HD 6027
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.26