How to see it
6 Cep has a visual magnitude of about 4.87: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 6 Cep: right ascension 21h 19m 22s, declination +64° 52′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Cepheus constellation (IAU figure Cep).
Catalog context
6 Cep. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 105268, HD 203467, Gaia DR3 2220601656582906880. In the SkyKeepsake Cepheus (Cep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2220601656582906880
- HIP
- 105268
- HD
- 203467
- gaia_dr3
- 2220601656582906880
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 6 Cep
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2220601656582906880
- HD 203467
- HIP 105268
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.87