How to see it
HIP 4948 has a visual magnitude of about 10.14: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4948: right ascension 1h 3m 28s, declination −5° 48′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 4948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4948, Gaia DR3 2476798792247685632. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2476798792247685632
- HIP
- 4948
- gaia_dr3
- 2476798792247685632
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2476798792247685632
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.14