How to see it
HIP 29660 has a visual magnitude of about 6.52: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29660: right ascension 6h 14m 55s, declination −71° 39′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Mensa constellation (IAU figure Men).
Catalog context
HIP 29660. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29660, HD 44408, Gaia DR3 5266349745718370432. In the SkyKeepsake Mensa (Men) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5266349745718370432
- HIP
- 29660
- HD
- 44408
- gaia_dr3
- 5266349745718370432
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.52