Its story

HIP 5494 has a visual magnitude of about 5.23: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5494: right ascension 1h 10m 19s, declination +25° 27′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).

HIP 5494. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5494, HD 6953, Gaia DR3 306392113514967424. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.