How to see it
HIP 6397 has a visual magnitude of about 8.41: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6397: right ascension 1h 22m 10s, declination −46° 13′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 6397. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6397, HD 8382, Gaia DR3 4934126363144491008. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4934126363144491008
- HIP
- 6397
- HD
- 8382
- gaia_dr3
- 4934126363144491008
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4934126363144491008
- HD 8382
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.41