How to see it
HIP 29278 has a visual magnitude of about 7.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29278: right ascension 6h 10m 20s, declination −25° 29′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 29278. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29278, HD 42553, Gaia DR3 2912072115425919488. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2912072115425919488
- HIP
- 29278
- HD
- 42553
- gaia_dr3
- 2912072115425919488
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2912072115425919488
- HD 42553
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.64