How to see it
HIP 5480 has a visual magnitude of about 7.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5480: right ascension 1h 10m 7s, declination +51° 44′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 5480. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5480, HD 6872, Gaia DR3 404047781359071744. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 404047781359071744
- HIP
- 5480
- HD
- 6872
- gaia_dr3
- 404047781359071744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 404047781359071744
- HD 6872
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.99