How to see it
HIP 29231 has a visual magnitude of about 7.73: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29231: right ascension 6h 9m 47s, declination +0° 58′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Monoceros constellation (IAU figure Mon).
Catalog context
HIP 29231. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29231, HD 42257, Gaia DR3 3123001395305324544. In the SkyKeepsake Monoceros (Mon) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3123001395305324544
- HIP
- 29231
- HD
- 42257
- gaia_dr3
- 3123001395305324544
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3123001395305324544
- HD 42257
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.73