How to see it
HIP 5102 has a visual magnitude of about 8.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5102: right ascension 1h 5m 24s, declination −3° 22′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 5102. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5102, HD 6450, Gaia DR3 2531419231380788224. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2531419231380788224
- HIP
- 5102
- HD
- 6450
- gaia_dr3
- 2531419231380788224
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2531419231380788224
- HD 6450
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.36