How to see it
HIP 30344 has a visual magnitude of about 7.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30344: right ascension 6h 22m 58s, declination −24° 33′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 30344. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30344, HD 44821, Gaia DR3 2924339469735490560. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2924339469735490560
- HIP
- 30344
- HD
- 44821
- gaia_dr3
- 2924339469735490560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2924339469735490560
- HD 44821
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.21