How to see it
HIP 5442 has a visual magnitude of about 7.55: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5442: right ascension 1h 9m 36s, declination −11° 40′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 5442. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5442, HD 6927, Gaia DR3 2468947179714297344. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2468947179714297344
- HIP
- 5442
- HD
- 6927
- gaia_dr3
- 2468947179714297344
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2468947179714297344
- HD 6927
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.55