How to see it
HIP 6291 has a visual magnitude of about 8.98: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6291: right ascension 1h 20m 43s, declination +46° 20′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 6291. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6291, Gaia DR3 398142338765181952. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 398142338765181952
- HIP
- 6291
- gaia_dr3
- 398142338765181952
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 398142338765181952
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.98