How to see it
HIP 6799 has a visual magnitude of about 6.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6799: right ascension 1h 27m 29s, declination −45° 50′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 6799. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6799, HD 8963, Gaia DR3 4934337435017468288. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4934337435017468288
- HIP
- 6799
- HD
- 8963
- gaia_dr3
- 4934337435017468288
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.42