How to see it
HIP 4987 has a visual magnitude of about 7.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4987: right ascension 1h 3m 56s, declination +49° 43′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 4987. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4987, HD 6224, Gaia DR3 402708129520332288. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 402708129520332288
- HIP
- 4987
- HD
- 6224
- gaia_dr3
- 402708129520332288
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 402708129520332288
- HD 6224
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.33