How to see it
HIP 6251 has a visual magnitude of about 8.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6251: right ascension 1h 20m 12s, declination +11° 46′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Pisces constellation (IAU figure Psc).
Catalog context
HIP 6251. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6251, HD 8068, Gaia DR3 2586544380710557184. In the SkyKeepsake Pisces (Psc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2586544380710557184
- HIP
- 6251
- HD
- 8068
- gaia_dr3
- 2586544380710557184
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2586544380710557184
- HD 8068
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.30