How to see it
HIP 30397 has a visual magnitude of about 6.77: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30397: right ascension 6h 23m 31s, declination −18° 59′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 30397. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30397, HD 44893, Gaia DR3 2943143214514388992. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2943143214514388992
- HIP
- 30397
- HD
- 44893
- gaia_dr3
- 2943143214514388992
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2943143214514388992
- HD 44893
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.77