How to see it
HIP 5500 has a visual magnitude of about 8.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5500: right ascension 1h 10m 25s, declination +18° 10′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Pisces constellation (IAU figure Psc).
Catalog context
HIP 5500. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5500, HD 6975, Gaia DR3 2785089036493644800. In the SkyKeepsake Pisces (Psc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2785089036493644800
- HIP
- 5500
- HD
- 6975
- gaia_dr3
- 2785089036493644800
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2785089036493644800
- HD 6975
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.22