How to see it
HIP 5859 has a visual magnitude of about 8.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5859: right ascension 1h 15m 10s, declination −15° 9′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 5859. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5859, HD 7524, Gaia DR3 2455633399571893248. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2455633399571893248
- HIP
- 5859
- HD
- 7524
- gaia_dr3
- 2455633399571893248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2455633399571893248
- HD 7524
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.24