How to see it
HIP 6978 has a visual magnitude of about 7.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6978: right ascension 1h 29m 52s, declination +31° 0′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 6978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6978, HD 9070, Gaia DR3 315377872293129344. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 315377872293129344
- HIP
- 6978
- HD
- 9070
- gaia_dr3
- 315377872293129344
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 315377872293129344
- HD 9070
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.76