How to see it
HIP 6172 has a visual magnitude of about 8.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6172: right ascension 1h 19m 9s, declination −9° 22′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 6172. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6172, HD 7984, Gaia DR3 2471917544736406016. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2471917544736406016
- HIP
- 6172
- HD
- 7984
- gaia_dr3
- 2471917544736406016
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2471917544736406016
- HD 7984
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.38