How to see it
HIP 6998 has a visual magnitude of about 8.01: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6998: right ascension 1h 30m 6s, declination +30° 9′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 6998. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6998, Gaia DR3 315255345466180352. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 315255345466180352
- HIP
- 6998
- gaia_dr3
- 315255345466180352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 315255345466180352
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.01