How to see it
HIP 6971 has a visual magnitude of about 6.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6971: right ascension 1h 29m 43s, declination −25° 37′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 6971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6971, HD 9151, Gaia DR3 5037156134584197120. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5037156134584197120
- HIP
- 6971
- HD
- 9151
- gaia_dr3
- 5037156134584197120
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5037156134584197120
- HD 9151
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.08