How to see it
HIP 6966 has a visual magnitude of about 7.22: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6966: right ascension 1h 29m 41s, declination +22° 49′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 6966. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6966, HD 9071, Gaia DR3 290030074823619200. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 290030074823619200
- HIP
- 6966
- HD
- 9071
- gaia_dr3
- 290030074823619200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 290030074823619200
- HD 9071
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.22