How to see it
HIP 34973 has a visual magnitude of about 7.56: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34973: right ascension 7h 14m 10s, declination −18° 59′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 34973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34973, HD 55904, Gaia DR3 2931180905966010368. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2931180905966010368
- HIP
- 34973
- HD
- 55904
- gaia_dr3
- 2931180905966010368
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2931180905966010368
- HD 55904
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.56