How to see it
HIP 29764 has a visual magnitude of about 6.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29764: right ascension 6h 16m 5s, declination +52° 11′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 29764. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29764, HD 42869, Gaia DR3 971598709904513536. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 971598709904513536
- HIP
- 29764
- HD
- 42869
- gaia_dr3
- 971598709904513536
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 971598709904513536
- HD 42869
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.90