How to see it
HIP 6640 has a visual magnitude of about 8.36: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6640: right ascension 1h 25m 12s, declination +22° 58′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 6640. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6640, HD 8586, Gaia DR3 289896209282958080. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 289896209282958080
- HIP
- 6640
- HD
- 8586
- gaia_dr3
- 289896209282958080
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 289896209282958080
- HD 8586
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.36