How to see it
HIP 6230 has a visual magnitude of about 7.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6230: right ascension 1h 19m 53s, declination +43° 12′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 6230. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6230, HD 7979, Gaia DR3 373417792590042496. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 373417792590042496
- HIP
- 6230
- HD
- 7979
- gaia_dr3
- 373417792590042496
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 373417792590042496
- HD 7979
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.88