How to see it
HIP 6609 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 6609: right ascension 1h 24m 50s, declination −42° 45′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 6609. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6609, HD 8680, Gaia DR3 4983840094199584768. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4983840094199584768
- HIP
- 6609
- HD
- 8680
- gaia_dr3
- 4983840094199584768
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4983840094199584768
- HD 8680
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.88