How to see it
HIP 6948 has a visual magnitude of about 7.86: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6948: right ascension 1h 29m 28s, declination +30° 53′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 6948. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6948, HD 9023, Gaia DR3 315363544282237824. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 315363544282237824
- HIP
- 6948
- HD
- 9023
- gaia_dr3
- 315363544282237824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 315363544282237824
- HD 9023
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.86