How to see it
HIP 6887 has a visual magnitude of about 7.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6887: right ascension 1h 28m 43s, declination +45° 38′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 6887. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6887, HD 8918, Gaia DR3 397335228511224576. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 397335228511224576
- HIP
- 6887
- HD
- 8918
- gaia_dr3
- 397335228511224576
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 397335228511224576
- HD 8918
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.40