How to see it
HIP 6791 has a visual magnitude of about 6.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6791: right ascension 1h 27m 25s, declination −20° 21′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 6791. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6791, HD 8895, Gaia DR3 5043882740564225152. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5043882740564225152
- HIP
- 6791
- HD
- 8895
- gaia_dr3
- 5043882740564225152
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.79