How to see it
HIP 5012 has a visual magnitude of about 8.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5012: right ascension 1h 4m 15s, declination +55° 50′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 5012. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5012, HD 6239, Gaia DR3 411888501857387520. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 411888501857387520
- HIP
- 5012
- HD
- 6239
- gaia_dr3
- 411888501857387520
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 411888501857387520
- HD 6239
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.12