How to see it
HIP 33868 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 33868: right ascension 7h 1m 50s, declination −11° 18′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 33868. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 33868, HD 52721, Gaia DR3 3046088976398149760. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3046088976398149760
- HIP
- 33868
- HD
- 52721
- gaia_dr3
- 3046088976398149760
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.87