How to see it
HIP 6294 has a visual magnitude of about 8.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6294: right ascension 1h 20m 47s, declination +47° 3′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 6294. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6294, HD 8043, Gaia DR3 398440993611572224. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 398440993611572224
- HIP
- 6294
- HD
- 8043
- gaia_dr3
- 398440993611572224
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 398440993611572224
- HD 8043
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.11