How to see it
HIP 5250 has a visual magnitude of about 8.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5250: right ascension 1h 7m 9s, declination +28° 32′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 5250. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5250, HD 6588, Gaia DR3 308072132922304128. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 308072132922304128
- HIP
- 5250
- HD
- 6588
- gaia_dr3
- 308072132922304128
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 308072132922304128
- HD 6588
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.27