How to see it
HIP 4949 has a visual magnitude of about 8.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4949: right ascension 1h 3m 29s, declination +48° 22′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 4949. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4949, Gaia DR3 402516161662052224. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 402516161662052224
- HIP
- 4949
- gaia_dr3
- 402516161662052224
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 402516161662052224
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.37