How to see it
HIP 6253 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6253: right ascension 1h 20m 13s, declination −60° 4′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Catalog context
HIP 6253. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6253, HD 8214, Gaia DR3 4716840119348338944. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4716840119348338944
- HIP
- 6253
- HD
- 8214
- gaia_dr3
- 4716840119348338944
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74