How to see it
HIP 6243 has a visual magnitude of about 6.82: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6243: right ascension 1h 20m 5s, declination −20° 28′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Fornax constellation (IAU figure For).
Catalog context
HIP 6243. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6243, HD 8103, Gaia DR3 2353376825323668992. In the SkyKeepsake Fornax (For) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2353376825323668992
- HIP
- 6243
- HD
- 8103
- gaia_dr3
- 2353376825323668992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2353376825323668992
- HD 8103
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.82