How to see it
HIP 6824 has a visual magnitude of about 7.98: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6824: right ascension 1h 27m 47s, declination −70° 51′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Hydrus constellation (IAU figure Hyi).
Catalog context
HIP 6824. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6824, HD 9162, Gaia DR3 4688051159722395648. In the SkyKeepsake Hydrus (Hyi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4688051159722395648
- HIP
- 6824
- HD
- 9162
- gaia_dr3
- 4688051159722395648
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4688051159722395648
- HD 9162
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.98