How to see it
HIP 5252 has a visual magnitude of about 7.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5252: right ascension 1h 7m 11s, declination +56° 22′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 5252. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5252, HD 6539, Gaia DR3 412009997901647616. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 412009997901647616
- HIP
- 5252
- HD
- 6539
- gaia_dr3
- 412009997901647616
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 412009997901647616
- HD 6539
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.64