How to see it
HIP 6797 has a visual magnitude of about 6.37: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6797: right ascension 1h 27m 28s, declination −9° 17′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 6797. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6797, HD 8877, Gaia DR3 2471048071556855040. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2471048071556855040
- HIP
- 6797
- HD
- 8877
- gaia_dr3
- 2471048071556855040
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.37