How to see it
HIP 6835 has a visual magnitude of about 6.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6835: right ascension 1h 27m 59s, declination −22° 2′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 6835. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6835, HD 8959, Gaia DR3 5043102774503306368. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5043102774503306368
- HIP
- 6835
- HD
- 8959
- gaia_dr3
- 5043102774503306368
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.34