How to see it
HIP 6250 has a visual magnitude of about 7.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6250: right ascension 1h 20m 12s, declination +52° 7′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6250. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6250, HD 7978, Gaia DR3 409914191288950144. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 409914191288950144
- HIP
- 6250
- HD
- 7978
- gaia_dr3
- 409914191288950144
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 409914191288950144
- HD 7978
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.44