How to see it
HIP 4944 has a visual magnitude of about 8.74: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4944: right ascension 1h 3m 26s, declination −1° 29′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Pisces constellation (IAU figure Psc).
Catalog context
HIP 4944. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4944, HD 6243, Gaia DR3 2533016718696686080. In the SkyKeepsake Pisces (Psc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2533016718696686080
- HIP
- 4944
- HD
- 6243
- gaia_dr3
- 2533016718696686080
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2533016718696686080
- HD 6243
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.74