How to see it
HIP 6986 has a visual magnitude of about 9.49: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6986: right ascension 1h 29m 55s, declination +53° 30′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Cassiopeia constellation (IAU figure Cas).
Catalog context
HIP 6986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6986, HD 232451, Gaia DR3 407513575151943296. In the SkyKeepsake Cassiopeia (Cas) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 407513575151943296
- HIP
- 6986
- HD
- 232451
- gaia_dr3
- 407513575151943296
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 407513575151943296
- HD 232451
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.49