Its story
HIP 5661 has a visual magnitude of about 5.89: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5661: right ascension 1h 12m 46s, declination −37° 51′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
HIP 5661. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5661, HD 7312, Gaia DR3 4988805179472314368. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 5661
- Right ascension
- 1h 12m 46s
- Declination
- −37° 51′ 24″
- Magnitude
- 5.89
- Distance
- ≈ 224 ly
Data: gaia-dr3