How to see it
HIP 30461 has a visual magnitude of about 6.45: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30461: right ascension 6h 24m 13s, declination −26° 26′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 30461. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30461, HD 45074, Gaia DR3 2899820257357047808. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2899820257357047808
- HIP
- 30461
- HD
- 45074
- gaia_dr3
- 2899820257357047808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2899820257357047808
- HD 45074
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.45