How to see it
HIP 6809 has a visual magnitude of about 7.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6809: right ascension 1h 27m 37s, declination +51° 48′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6809. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6809, HD 8784, Gaia DR3 406945269376353664. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 406945269376353664
- HIP
- 6809
- HD
- 8784
- gaia_dr3
- 406945269376353664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 406945269376353664
- HD 8784
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.78