How to see it
HIP 36404 has a visual magnitude of about 7.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 36404: right ascension 7h 29m 28s, declination −21° 51′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 36404. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 36404, HD 59497, Gaia DR3 5619935299184790528. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5619935299184790528
- HIP
- 36404
- HD
- 59497
- gaia_dr3
- 5619935299184790528
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5619935299184790528
- HD 59497
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.75