How to see it
HIP 6974 has a visual magnitude of about 6.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6974: right ascension 1h 29m 47s, declination +65° 10′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6974. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6974, HD 8928, Gaia DR3 513238563134219648. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 513238563134219648
- HIP
- 6974
- HD
- 8928
- gaia_dr3
- 513238563134219648
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 513238563134219648
- HD 8928
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.22