Its story
6 Sgr has a visual magnitude of about 5.49: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for 6 Sgr: right ascension 18h 1m 23s, declination −17° 9′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
6 Sgr. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88258, HD 164358, Gaia DR3 4144228413737011712. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 88258
- Right ascension
- 18h 01m 23s
- Declination
- −17° 09′ 25″
- Magnitude
- 5.49
- Distance
- ≈ 1,810 ly
Data: gaia-dr3