How to see it
HIP 33951 has a visual magnitude of about 7.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 33951: right ascension 7h 2m 41s, declination −17° 34′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 33951. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 33951, HD 52986, Gaia DR3 2935277445773621248. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2935277445773621248
- HIP
- 33951
- HD
- 52986
- gaia_dr3
- 2935277445773621248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2935277445773621248
- HD 52986
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.43