How to see it
HIP 5556 has a visual magnitude of about 9.37: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5556: right ascension 1h 11m 16s, declination +68° 10′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 5556. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5556, Gaia DR3 532554847828546688. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 532554847828546688
- HIP
- 5556
- gaia_dr3
- 532554847828546688
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 532554847828546688
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.37