How to see it
HIP 6237 has a visual magnitude of about 6.56: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6237: right ascension 1h 20m 3s, declination −9° 53′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 6237. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6237, HD 8070, Gaia DR3 2470763950880669952. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2470763950880669952
- HIP
- 6237
- HD
- 8070
- gaia_dr3
- 2470763950880669952
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.56