How to see it
HIP 4990 has a visual magnitude of about 7.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4990: right ascension 1h 3m 59s, declination +35° 28′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 4990. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4990, HD 6264, Gaia DR3 363269712581284352. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 363269712581284352
- HIP
- 4990
- HD
- 6264
- gaia_dr3
- 363269712581284352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 363269712581284352
- HD 6264
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.74