How to see it
HIP 29986 has a visual magnitude of about 7.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29986: right ascension 6h 18m 45s, declination +18° 25′ 41″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).
Catalog context
HIP 29986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29986, HD 254874, Gaia DR3 3370787159644916736. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3370787159644916736
- HIP
- 29986
- HD
- 254874
- gaia_dr3
- 3370787159644916736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3370787159644916736
- HD 254874
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.90