How to see it
HIP 6687 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 6687: right ascension 1h 25m 52s, declination −3° 55′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 6687. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6687, HD 8713, Gaia DR3 2482538517822679296. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2482538517822679296
- HIP
- 6687
- HD
- 8713
- gaia_dr3
- 2482538517822679296
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.08