How to see it
HIP 29304 has a visual magnitude of about 6.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29304: right ascension 6h 10m 40s, declination −45° 16′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 29304. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29304, HD 42834, Gaia DR3 5567004775055961728. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5567004775055961728
- HIP
- 29304
- HD
- 42834
- gaia_dr3
- 5567004775055961728
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.27