How to see it
HIP 34542 has a visual magnitude of about 7.77: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34542: right ascension 7h 9m 23s, declination −15° 1′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 34542. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34542, Gaia DR3 2936258210145098240. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2936258210145098240
- HIP
- 34542
- gaia_dr3
- 2936258210145098240
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2936258210145098240
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.77