How to see it
HIP 29551 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 29551: right ascension 6h 13m 36s, declination −2° 15′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Monoceros constellation (IAU figure Mon).
Catalog context
HIP 29551. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29551, HD 42959, Gaia DR3 3118009406357191680. In the SkyKeepsake Monoceros (Mon) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3118009406357191680
- HIP
- 29551
- HD
- 42959
- gaia_dr3
- 3118009406357191680
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3118009406357191680
- HD 42959
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.75