How to see it
HIP 6279 has a visual magnitude of about 9.04: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6279: right ascension 1h 20m 33s, declination +36° 24′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Triangulum constellation (IAU figure Tri).
Catalog context
HIP 6279. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6279, HD 8057, Gaia DR3 321493252887860224. In the SkyKeepsake Triangulum (Tri) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 321493252887860224
- HIP
- 6279
- HD
- 8057
- gaia_dr3
- 321493252887860224
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 321493252887860224
- HD 8057
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.04