Its story

HIP 4980 has a visual magnitude of about 10.01: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4980: right ascension 1h 3m 48s, declination −17° 12′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 4980. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4980, HD 6292, Gaia DR3 2358926438466199040. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.