How to see it
HIP 5957 has a visual magnitude of about 9.48: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5957: right ascension 1h 16m 40s, declination +25° 19′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 5957. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5957, Gaia DR3 294517800251711616. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 294517800251711616
- HIP
- 5957
- gaia_dr3
- 294517800251711616
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 294517800251711616
- Gl 55.2
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.48