How to see it
HIP 5142 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 5142: right ascension 1h 5m 50s, declination +39° 22′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 5142. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5142, HD 6438, Gaia DR3 371062466883559424. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 371062466883559424
- HIP
- 5142
- HD
- 6438
- gaia_dr3
- 371062466883559424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 371062466883559424
- HD 6438
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.64