How to see it
HIP 6162 has a visual magnitude of about 6.51: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6162: right ascension 1h 19m 3s, declination +45° 42′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 6162. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6162, HD 7862, Gaia DR3 397911132086355840. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 397911132086355840
- HIP
- 6162
- HD
- 7862
- gaia_dr3
- 397911132086355840
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 397911132086355840
- HD 7862
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.51