How to see it
HIP 29854 has a visual magnitude of about 6.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29854: right ascension 6h 17m 13s, declination −24° 4′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 29854. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29854, HD 43804, Gaia DR3 2912592974699510272. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2912592974699510272
- HIP
- 29854
- HD
- 43804
- gaia_dr3
- 2912592974699510272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2912592974699510272
- HD 43804
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.48