How to see it
HIP 6977 has a visual magnitude of about 8.63: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6977: right ascension 1h 29m 50s, declination +73° 44′ 16″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6977. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6977, HD 8822, Gaia DR3 535538823601914624. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 535538823601914624
- HIP
- 6977
- HD
- 8822
- gaia_dr3
- 535538823601914624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 535538823601914624
- HD 8822
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.63