How to see it
HIP 29871 has a visual magnitude of about 7.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29871: right ascension 6h 17m 22s, declination +45° 51′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 29871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29871, HD 43204, Gaia DR3 962555089328851584. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 962555089328851584
- HIP
- 29871
- HD
- 43204
- gaia_dr3
- 962555089328851584
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 962555089328851584
- HD 43204
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.34