How to see it
HIP 6655 has a visual magnitude of about 8.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6655: right ascension 1h 25m 21s, declination −51° 16′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 6655. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6655, HD 8752, Gaia DR3 4917170553814099968. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4917170553814099968
- HIP
- 6655
- HD
- 8752
- gaia_dr3
- 4917170553814099968
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4917170553814099968
- HD 8752
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.28