How to see it
HIP 6401 has a visual magnitude of about 6.67: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6401: right ascension 1h 22m 13s, declination +43° 35′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 6401. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6401, HD 8209, Gaia DR3 396700054387826304. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 396700054387826304
- HIP
- 6401
- HD
- 8209
- gaia_dr3
- 396700054387826304
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 396700054387826304
- HD 8209
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.67