How to see it
HIP 6617 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 6617: right ascension 1h 24m 58s, declination +47° 10′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6617. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6617, HD 8507, Gaia DR3 399726735021059072. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 399726735021059072
- HIP
- 6617
- HD
- 8507
- gaia_dr3
- 399726735021059072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 399726735021059072
- HD 8507
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.79