How to see it
HIP 6278 has a visual magnitude of about 10.22: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6278: right ascension 1h 20m 33s, declination +38° 19′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Andromeda constellation (IAU figure And).
Catalog context
HIP 6278. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6278, Gaia DR3 323438426396311168. In the SkyKeepsake Andromeda (And) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 323438426396311168
- HIP
- 6278
- gaia_dr3
- 323438426396311168
Also known as
- GJ 3089
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 323438426396311168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 10.22