How to see it
HIP 6311 has a visual magnitude of about 7.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6311: right ascension 1h 21m 4s, declination +54° 37′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6311. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6311, HD 8053, Gaia DR3 410831080909479680. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 410831080909479680
- HIP
- 6311
- HD
- 8053
- gaia_dr3
- 410831080909479680
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 410831080909479680
- HD 8053
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.32