How to see it
HIP 4971 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 4971: right ascension 1h 3m 42s, declination +50° 25′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 4971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4971, HD 6194, Gaia DR3 404279224259756416. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 404279224259756416
- HIP
- 4971
- HD
- 6194
- gaia_dr3
- 404279224259756416
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 404279224259756416
- HD 6194
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.90