How to see it
HIP 6399 has a visual magnitude of about 7.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6399: right ascension 1h 22m 11s, declination +58° 17′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6399. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6399, HD 8159, Gaia DR3 413820721751076736. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 413820721751076736
- HIP
- 6399
- HD
- 8159
- gaia_dr3
- 413820721751076736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 413820721751076736
- HD 8159
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.65