How to see it
HIP 6871 has a visual magnitude of about 7.99: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6871: right ascension 1h 28m 26s, declination +57° 49′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6871, HD 8834, Gaia DR3 413086179253509504. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 413086179253509504
- HIP
- 6871
- HD
- 8834
- gaia_dr3
- 413086179253509504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 413086179253509504
- HD 8834
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.99