How to see it
HIP 6979 has a visual magnitude of about 7.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6979: right ascension 1h 29m 51s, declination +60° 15′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6979, HD 8965, Gaia DR3 509466654140182400. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 509466654140182400
- HIP
- 6979
- HD
- 8965
- gaia_dr3
- 509466654140182400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 509466654140182400
- HD 8965
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.25