How to see it
HIP 6940 has a visual magnitude of about 8.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6940: right ascension 1h 29m 24s, declination −55° 35′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 6940. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6940, HD 9209, Gaia DR3 4910877739530658816. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4910877739530658816
- HIP
- 6940
- HD
- 9209
- gaia_dr3
- 4910877739530658816
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4910877739530658816
- HD 9209
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.73