How to see it
HIP 29508 has a visual magnitude of about 6.57: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29508: right ascension 6h 12m 59s, declination +10° 17′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 29508. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29508, HD 42770, Gaia DR3 3329912750460802304. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3329912750460802304
- HIP
- 29508
- HD
- 42770
- gaia_dr3
- 3329912750460802304
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.57