Its story

HIP 3988 has a visual magnitude of about 5.19: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 3988: right ascension 0h 51m 16s, declination +61° 48′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).

HIP 3988. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 3988, HD 4817, Gaia DR3 427499264872921472. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.