How to see it
HIP 29869 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 29869: right ascension 6h 17m 21s, declination +49° 29′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 29869. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29869, HD 43171, Gaia DR3 970838569413363072. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 970838569413363072
- HIP
- 29869
- HD
- 43171
- gaia_dr3
- 970838569413363072
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 970838569413363072
- HD 43171
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.34