How to see it
HIP 6917 has a visual magnitude of about 7.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6917: right ascension 1h 29m 5s, declination +21° 43′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 6917. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6917, HD 8997, Gaia DR3 288781167053300480. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 288781167053300480
- HIP
- 6917
- HD
- 8997
- gaia_dr3
- 288781167053300480
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 288781167053300480
- Gl 58.2
- HD 8997
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.43