How to see it
HIP 29118 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 29118: right ascension 6h 8m 25s, declination −11° 8′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 29118. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29118, HD 42116, Gaia DR3 3004190986305089536. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3004190986305089536
- HIP
- 29118
- HD
- 42116
- gaia_dr3
- 3004190986305089536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3004190986305089536
- HD 42116
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87