How to see it
HIP 4742 has a visual magnitude of about 7.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4742: right ascension 1h 0m 54s, declination +36° 39′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 4742. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4742, HD 5897, Gaia DR3 363625748190184576. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 363625748190184576
- HIP
- 4742
- HD
- 5897
- gaia_dr3
- 363625748190184576
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 363625748190184576
- HD 5897
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.48