How to see it
HIP 6470 has a visual magnitude of about 8.97: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6470: right ascension 1h 23m 13s, declination −43° 9′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 6470. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6470, HD 8488, Gaia DR3 4935767483031718912. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4935767483031718912
- HIP
- 6470
- HD
- 8488
- gaia_dr3
- 4935767483031718912
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4935767483031718912
- HD 8488
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.97