How to see it
HIP 4731 has a visual magnitude of about 8.66: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4731: right ascension 1h 0m 47s, declination −57° 43′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 4731. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4731, HD 6043, Gaia DR3 4907390741482222592. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4907390741482222592
- HIP
- 4731
- HD
- 6043
- gaia_dr3
- 4907390741482222592
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4907390741482222592
- HD 6043
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.66