How to see it
HIP 33959 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 33959: right ascension 7h 2m 46s, declination −8° 27′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Monoceros constellation (IAU figure Mon).
Catalog context
HIP 33959. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 33959, HD 52938, Gaia DR3 3051559149826179584. In the SkyKeepsake Monoceros (Mon) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3051559149826179584
- HIP
- 33959
- HD
- 52938
- gaia_dr3
- 3051559149826179584
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3051559149826179584
- HD 52938
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.17