How to see it
HIP 6769 has a visual magnitude of about 6.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6769: right ascension 1h 27m 3s, declination −20° 29′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 6769. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6769, HD 8866, Gaia DR3 5043863808348376832. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5043863808348376832
- HIP
- 6769
- HD
- 8866
- gaia_dr3
- 5043863808348376832
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.44