Its story

HIP 5779 has a visual magnitude of about 9.24: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 5779: right ascension 1h 14m 8s, declination −9° 48′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 5779. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 5779, Gaia DR3 2471565872814086656. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.