How to see it
HIP 33159 has a visual magnitude of about 7.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 33159: right ascension 6h 54m 11s, declination +40° 53′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 33159. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 33159, HD 50226, Gaia DR3 950770145743750400. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 950770145743750400
- HIP
- 33159
- HD
- 50226
- gaia_dr3
- 950770145743750400
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 950770145743750400
- HD 50226
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.76