How to see it
HIP 4887 has a visual magnitude of about 8.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4887: right ascension 1h 2m 46s, declination +45° 25′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 4887. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4887, HD 6085, Gaia DR3 377016081831061120. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 377016081831061120
- HIP
- 4887
- HD
- 6085
- gaia_dr3
- 377016081831061120
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 377016081831061120
- HD 6085
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.45