How to see it
HIP 29957 has a visual magnitude of about 7.70: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29957: right ascension 6h 18m 22s, declination +72° 57′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 29957. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29957, HD 42506, Gaia DR3 1113791539338412032. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1113791539338412032
- HIP
- 29957
- HD
- 42506
- gaia_dr3
- 1113791539338412032
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1113791539338412032
- HD 42506
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.70