How to see it
HIP 29256 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 29256: right ascension 6h 10m 8s, declination −29° 49′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 29256. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29256, HD 42569, Gaia DR3 2897146313796388352. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2897146313796388352
- HIP
- 29256
- HD
- 42569
- gaia_dr3
- 2897146313796388352
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2897146313796388352
- HD 42569
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.47