How to see it
HIP 29743 has a visual magnitude of about 7.09: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29743: right ascension 6h 15m 52s, declination +42° 2′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 29743. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29743, HD 42976, Gaia DR3 960257969019676288. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 960257969019676288
- HIP
- 29743
- HD
- 42976
- gaia_dr3
- 960257969019676288
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 960257969019676288
- HD 42976
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.09