How to see it
6 Cas has a visual magnitude of about 5.29: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 6 Cas: right ascension 23h 48m 50s, declination +62° 12′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
6 Cas. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 117447, HD 223385, Gaia DR3 2012942564813958656. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2012942564813958656
- HIP
- 117447
- HD
- 223385
- gaia_dr3
- 2012942564813958656
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 6 Cas
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2012942564813958656
- HD 223385
- HIP 117447
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.29