How to see it
HIP 30426 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30426: right ascension 6h 23m 48s, declination −19° 47′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 30426. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30426, HD 44953, Gaia DR3 2938575323517692672. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2938575323517692672
- HIP
- 30426
- HD
- 44953
- gaia_dr3
- 2938575323517692672
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87