How to see it
HIP 5246 has a visual magnitude of about 8.90: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5246: right ascension 1h 7m 6s, declination +24° 50′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 5246. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5246, HD 6600, Gaia DR3 306251199932440448. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 306251199932440448
- HIP
- 5246
- HD
- 6600
- gaia_dr3
- 306251199932440448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 306251199932440448
- HD 6600
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.90