How to see it
HIP 30468 has a visual magnitude of about 6.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30468: right ascension 6h 24m 21s, declination −12° 57′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 30468. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30468, HD 44996, Gaia DR3 2999665877484947456. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2999665877484947456
- HIP
- 30468
- HD
- 44996
- gaia_dr3
- 2999665877484947456
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2999665877484947456
- HD 44996
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.08