Its story

HIP 5169 has a visual magnitude of about 6.58: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5169: right ascension 1h 6m 6s, declination −10° 59′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 5169. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5169, HD 6546, Gaia DR3 2469980170888671360. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.