How to see it
HIP 34644 has a visual magnitude of about 7.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34644: right ascension 7h 10m 30s, declination −20° 16′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 34644. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34644, HD 55039, Gaia DR3 2929304692454831616. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2929304692454831616
- HIP
- 34644
- HD
- 55039
- gaia_dr3
- 2929304692454831616
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2929304692454831616
- HD 55039
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.47