How to see it
HIP 6178 has a visual magnitude of about 8.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6178: right ascension 1h 19m 16s, declination +61° 41′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6178. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6178, HD 7829, Gaia DR3 510948486569945088. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 510948486569945088
- HIP
- 6178
- HD
- 7829
- gaia_dr3
- 510948486569945088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 510948486569945088
- HD 7829
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.31