How to see it
HIP 5897 has a visual magnitude of about 8.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5897: right ascension 1h 15m 46s, declination −39° 57′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 5897. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5897, HD 7643, Gaia DR3 4985316669595952128. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4985316669595952128
- HIP
- 5897
- HD
- 7643
- gaia_dr3
- 4985316669595952128
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4985316669595952128
- HD 7643
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.17