How to see it
HIP 4980 has a visual magnitude of about 10.01: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4980: right ascension 1h 3m 48s, declination −17° 12′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 4980. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4980, HD 6292, Gaia DR3 2358926438466199040. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2358926438466199040
- HIP
- 4980
- HD
- 6292
- gaia_dr3
- 2358926438466199040
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2358926438466199040
- HD 6292
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.01