How to see it
HIP 6146 has a visual magnitude of about 9.21: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6146: right ascension 1h 18m 54s, declination −6° 17′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).
Catalog context
HIP 6146. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6146, HD 7948, Gaia DR3 2481603314463688704. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2481603314463688704
- HIP
- 6146
- HD
- 7948
- gaia_dr3
- 2481603314463688704
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2481603314463688704
- HD 7948
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.21