How to see it
HIP 6985 has a visual magnitude of about 7.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6985: right ascension 1h 29m 54s, declination +58° 45′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6985. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6985, HD 8992, Gaia DR3 509220771546337920. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 509220771546337920
- HIP
- 6985
- HD
- 8992
- gaia_dr3
- 509220771546337920
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 509220771546337920
- HD 8992
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.48