How to see it
HIP 6821 has a visual magnitude of about 6.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6821: right ascension 1h 27m 45s, declination −75° 2′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Catalog context
HIP 6821. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6821, HD 9248, Gaia DR3 4637932396071763456. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4637932396071763456
- HIP
- 6821
- HD
- 9248
- gaia_dr3
- 4637932396071763456
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.70