How to see it
HIP 6428 has a visual magnitude of about 7.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6428: right ascension 1h 22m 34s, declination −3° 48′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 6428. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6428, HD 8337, Gaia DR3 2483329101042867200. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2483329101042867200
- HIP
- 6428
- HD
- 8337
- gaia_dr3
- 2483329101042867200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2483329101042867200
- HD 8337
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.30