How to see it
HIP 6899 has a visual magnitude of about 6.58: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6899: right ascension 1h 28m 50s, declination −36° 49′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 6899. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6899, HD 9085, Gaia DR3 5010136220447516160. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5010136220447516160
- HIP
- 6899
- HD
- 9085
- gaia_dr3
- 5010136220447516160
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.58