How to see it
HIP 24306 has a visual magnitude of about 6.92: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 24306: right ascension 5h 12m 56s, declination −27° 9′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 24306. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24306, HD 33979, Gaia DR3 2955689226301863040. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2955689226301863040
- HIP
- 24306
- HD
- 33979
- gaia_dr3
- 2955689226301863040
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.92