How to see it
HIP 6789 has a visual magnitude of about 6.15: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6789: right ascension 1h 27m 23s, declination −22° 20′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 6789. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6789, HD 8896, Gaia DR3 5043061130500922368. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5043061130500922368
- HIP
- 6789
- HD
- 8896
- gaia_dr3
- 5043061130500922368
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5043061130500922368
- HD 8896
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.15