How to see it
HIP 6874 has a visual magnitude of about 8.52: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6874: right ascension 1h 28m 29s, declination +48° 19′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6874. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6874, HD 8881, Gaia DR3 399899427066063104. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 399899427066063104
- HIP
- 6874
- HD
- 8881
- gaia_dr3
- 399899427066063104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 399899427066063104
- HD 8881
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.52