How to see it
HIP 30640 has a visual magnitude of about 6.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30640: right ascension 6h 26m 22s, declination +41° 57′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 30640. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30640, HD 44901, Gaia DR3 958485659354943232. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 958485659354943232
- HIP
- 30640
- HD
- 44901
- gaia_dr3
- 958485659354943232
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 958485659354943232
- HD 44901
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.79