How to see it
6 Sgr has a visual magnitude of about 5.49: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 6 Sgr: right ascension 18h 1m 23s, declination −17° 9′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
6 Sgr. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88258, HD 164358, Gaia DR3 4144228413737011712. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4144228413737011712
- HIP
- 88258
- HD
- 164358
- gaia_dr3
- 4144228413737011712
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 6 Sgr
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4144228413737011712
- HD 164358
- HIP 88258
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.49