How to see it
HIP 6551 has a visual magnitude of about 6.73: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6551: right ascension 1h 24m 13s, declination −31° 48′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 6551. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6551, HD 8581, Gaia DR3 5016419963760182912. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5016419963760182912
- HIP
- 6551
- HD
- 8581
- gaia_dr3
- 5016419963760182912
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.73