How to see it
HIP 6662 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 6662: right ascension 1h 25m 29s, declination −53° 32′ 40″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 6662. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6662, HD 8780, Gaia DR3 4914471836883481600. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4914471836883481600
- HIP
- 6662
- HD
- 8780
- gaia_dr3
- 4914471836883481600
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4914471836883481600
- HD 8780
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.21