How to see it
HIP 5612 has a visual magnitude of about 8.88: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5612: right ascension 1h 11m 59s, declination −17° 48′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 5612. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5612, HD 7196, Gaia DR3 2358268518195837440. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2358268518195837440
- HIP
- 5612
- HD
- 7196
- gaia_dr3
- 2358268518195837440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2358268518195837440
- HD 7196
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.88