How to see it
HIP 4491 has a visual magnitude of about 7.95: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4491: right ascension 0h 57m 34s, declination +37° 24′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 4491. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4491, HD 5538, Gaia DR3 364473093698242816. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 364473093698242816
- HIP
- 4491
- HD
- 5538
- gaia_dr3
- 364473093698242816
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 364473093698242816
- HD 5538
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.95