How to see it
HIP 6457 has a visual magnitude of about 6.53: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6457: right ascension 1h 23m 2s, declination −37° 42′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 6457. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6457, HD 8449, Gaia DR3 5009654389539867904. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5009654389539867904
- HIP
- 6457
- HD
- 8449
- gaia_dr3
- 5009654389539867904
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.53