How to see it
HIP 6806 has a visual magnitude of about 7.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6806: right ascension 1h 27m 35s, declination −46° 9′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 6806. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6806, HD 8977, Gaia DR3 4934277133674645504. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4934277133674645504
- HIP
- 6806
- HD
- 8977
- gaia_dr3
- 4934277133674645504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4934277133674645504
- HD 8977
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.70