How to see it
HIP 6260 has a visual magnitude of about 7.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6260: right ascension 1h 20m 18s, declination +37° 40′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 6260. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6260, HD 8029, Gaia DR3 321902889688862208. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 321902889688862208
- HIP
- 6260
- HD
- 8029
- gaia_dr3
- 321902889688862208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 321902889688862208
- HD 8029
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.79