How to see it
HIP 6689 has a visual magnitude of about 8.07: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6689: right ascension 1h 25m 55s, declination +49° 13′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6689. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6689, HD 8608, Gaia DR3 400362321461259264. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 400362321461259264
- HIP
- 6689
- HD
- 8608
- gaia_dr3
- 400362321461259264
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 400362321461259264
- HD 8608
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.07