How to see it
HIP 6240 has a visual magnitude of about 8.67: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6240: right ascension 1h 20m 4s, declination +36° 37′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 6240. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6240, HD 8009, Gaia DR3 321511188671273088. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 321511188671273088
- HIP
- 6240
- HD
- 8009
- gaia_dr3
- 321511188671273088
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 321511188671273088
- HD 8009
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.67