How to see it
HIP 6553 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 6553: right ascension 1h 24m 13s, declination +48° 17′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6553. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6553, HD 8418, Gaia DR3 399931587781652992. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 399931587781652992
- HIP
- 6553
- HD
- 8418
- gaia_dr3
- 399931587781652992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 399931587781652992
- HD 8418
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.18