How to see it
HIP 29404 has a visual magnitude of about 6.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29404: right ascension 6h 11m 46s, declination +52° 38′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 29404. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29404, HD 42083, Gaia DR3 972385822791509760. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 972385822791509760
- HIP
- 29404
- HD
- 42083
- gaia_dr3
- 972385822791509760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 972385822791509760
- HD 42083
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.26