How to see it
HIP 6957 has a visual magnitude of about 6.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6957: right ascension 1h 29m 32s, declination −9° 29′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 6957. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6957, HD 9101, Gaia DR3 2476984472273779840. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2476984472273779840
- HIP
- 6957
- HD
- 9101
- gaia_dr3
- 2476984472273779840
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.63