How to see it
HIP 6646 has a visual magnitude of about 8.79: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6646: right ascension 1h 25m 18s, declination −13° 39′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 6646. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6646, HD 8660, Gaia DR3 2455561896956826112. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2455561896956826112
- HIP
- 6646
- HD
- 8660
- gaia_dr3
- 2455561896956826112
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2455561896956826112
- HD 8660
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.79