How to see it
HIP 5255 has a visual magnitude of about 8.70: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5255: right ascension 1h 7m 11s, declination +57° 52′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 5255. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5255, HD 236628, Gaia DR3 413617140302516992. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 413617140302516992
- HIP
- 5255
- HD
- 236628
- gaia_dr3
- 413617140302516992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 413617140302516992
- HD 236628
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.70