How to see it
HIP 29568 has a visual magnitude of about 6.19: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29568: right ascension 6h 13m 45s, declination −23° 51′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 29568. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29568, HD 43162, Gaia DR3 2913411183149615744. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2913411183149615744
- HIP
- 29568
- HD
- 43162
- gaia_dr3
- 2913411183149615744
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.19