Its story

HIP 6284 has a visual magnitude of about 9.99: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6284: right ascension 1h 20m 37s, declination −16° 11′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Cetus constellation (IAU figure Cet).

HIP 6284. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6284, HD 8143, Gaia DR3 2454526397521092608. In the SkyKeepsake Cetus (Cet) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.