How to see it
HIP 29217 has a visual magnitude of about 7.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29217: right ascension 6h 9m 39s, declination −41° 58′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 29217. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29217, HD 42625, Gaia DR3 5572258447772379136. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5572258447772379136
- HIP
- 29217
- HD
- 42625
- gaia_dr3
- 5572258447772379136
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5572258447772379136
- HD 42625
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.17