How to see it
HIP 6248 has a visual magnitude of about 8.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6248: right ascension 1h 20m 10s, declination +39° 5′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 6248. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6248, HD 8008, Gaia DR3 371582256709420800. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 371582256709420800
- HIP
- 6248
- HD
- 8008
- gaia_dr3
- 371582256709420800
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 371582256709420800
- HD 8008
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.18