How to see it
HIP 6738 has a visual magnitude of about 8.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6738: right ascension 1h 26m 45s, declination +8° 36′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Pisces constellation (IAU figure Psc).
Catalog context
HIP 6738. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6738, HD 8793, Gaia DR3 2566894149417048064. In the SkyKeepsake Pisces (Psc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2566894149417048064
- HIP
- 6738
- HD
- 8793
- gaia_dr3
- 2566894149417048064
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2566894149417048064
- HD 8793
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.39