How to see it
HIP 30657 has a visual magnitude of about 6.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30657: right ascension 6h 26m 33s, declination −26° 6′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 30657. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30657, HD 45479, Gaia DR3 2899936496349912064. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2899936496349912064
- HIP
- 30657
- HD
- 45479
- gaia_dr3
- 2899936496349912064
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2899936496349912064
- HD 45479
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.80