How to see it
HIP 33591 has a visual magnitude of about 6.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 33591: right ascension 6h 58m 44s, declination −30° 59′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 33591. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 33591, HD 52140, Gaia DR3 5607249477616219648. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5607249477616219648
- HIP
- 33591
- HD
- 52140
- gaia_dr3
- 5607249477616219648
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.38