How to see it
HIP 5421 has a visual magnitude of about 8.02: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5421: right ascension 1h 9m 17s, declination +50° 42′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 5421. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5421, HD 6784, Gaia DR3 403595263604855168. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 403595263604855168
- HIP
- 5421
- HD
- 6784
- gaia_dr3
- 403595263604855168
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 403595263604855168
- HD 6784
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.02