How to see it
HIP 29912 has a visual magnitude of about 7.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29912: right ascension 6h 17m 52s, declination −31° 0′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 29912. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29912, HD 43974, Gaia DR3 2896390433912653824. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2896390433912653824
- HIP
- 29912
- HD
- 43974
- gaia_dr3
- 2896390433912653824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2896390433912653824
- HD 43974
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.13