How to see it
HIP 29681 has a visual magnitude of about 7.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29681: right ascension 6h 15m 10s, declination +48° 50′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 29681. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29681, HD 42782, Gaia DR3 969336980127224192. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 969336980127224192
- HIP
- 29681
- HD
- 42782
- gaia_dr3
- 969336980127224192
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 969336980127224192
- HD 42782
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.16