How to see it
HIP 4957 has a visual magnitude of about 8.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4957: right ascension 1h 3m 34s, declination +26° 18′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 4957. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4957, HD 6212, Gaia DR3 306655721427598720. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 306655721427598720
- HIP
- 4957
- HD
- 6212
- gaia_dr3
- 306655721427598720
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 306655721427598720
- HD 6212
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.06