How to see it
HIP 6228 has a visual magnitude of about 8.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6228: right ascension 1h 19m 50s, declination −14° 54′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 6228. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6228, HD 8059, Gaia DR3 2454951736722279936. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2454951736722279936
- HIP
- 6228
- HD
- 8059
- gaia_dr3
- 2454951736722279936
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2454951736722279936
- HD 8059
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.14