How to see it
HIP 4856 has a visual magnitude of about 8.94: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4856: right ascension 1h 2m 38s, declination +71° 40′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 4856. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4856, Gaia DR3 533621859441169920. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 533621859441169920
- HIP
- 4856
- gaia_dr3
- 533621859441169920
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 533621859441169920
- Gl 48
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.94