How to see it
HIP 6989 has a visual magnitude of about 7.19: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6989: right ascension 1h 29m 58s, declination −15° 43′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 6989. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6989, HD 9158, Gaia DR3 2451787720215196672. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2451787720215196672
- HIP
- 6989
- HD
- 9158
- gaia_dr3
- 2451787720215196672
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2451787720215196672
- HD 9158
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.19