How to see it
HIP 6496 has a visual magnitude of about 8.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6496: right ascension 1h 23m 26s, declination +52° 48′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6496. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6496, HD 8307, Gaia DR3 410026341475537152. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 410026341475537152
- HIP
- 6496
- HD
- 8307
- gaia_dr3
- 410026341475537152
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 410026341475537152
- HD 8307
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.26