How to see it
HIP 6550 has a visual magnitude of about 7.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6550: right ascension 1h 24m 12s, declination +37° 31′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 6550. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6550, HD 8428, Gaia DR3 323153721604341760. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 323153721604341760
- HIP
- 6550
- HD
- 8428
- gaia_dr3
- 323153721604341760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 323153721604341760
- HD 8428
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.75