How to see it
HIP 5294 has a visual magnitude of about 7.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5294: right ascension 1h 7m 45s, declination −4° 44′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 5294. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5294, HD 6705, Gaia DR3 2482985125701909504. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2482985125701909504
- HIP
- 5294
- HD
- 6705
- gaia_dr3
- 2482985125701909504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2482985125701909504
- HD 6705
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.31