HIP 6551

PhoenixVisual magnitude 6.73

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).

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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

Topics

  • HIP 6551
  • Gaia DR3 5016419963760182912
  • 5016419963760182912
  • HD 8581
  • gaia_dr3
  • Phoenix
  • Phe
  • Phe constellation
  • Phoenix star
  • Gaia DR3 star
  • sky map
  • constellation