How to see it
HIP 6048 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 6048: right ascension 1h 17m 42s, declination −7° 39′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 6048. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6048, HD 7812, Gaia DR3 2472434830597225984. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2472434830597225984
- HIP
- 6048
- HD
- 7812
- gaia_dr3
- 2472434830597225984
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2472434830597225984
- HD 7812
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.73