How to see it
HIP 6493 has a visual magnitude of about 9.31: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6493: right ascension 1h 23m 25s, declination +62° 37′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6493. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6493, Gaia DR3 511051600142699520. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 511051600142699520
- HIP
- 6493
- gaia_dr3
- 511051600142699520
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 511051600142699520
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.31