How to see it
HIP 6696 has a visual magnitude of about 7.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6696: right ascension 1h 26m 1s, declination −45° 53′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 6696. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6696, HD 8808, Gaia DR3 4934345200318300160. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4934345200318300160
- HIP
- 6696
- HD
- 8808
- gaia_dr3
- 4934345200318300160
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4934345200318300160
- HD 8808
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.63