How to see it
HIP 29659 has a visual magnitude of about 8.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29659: right ascension 6h 14m 55s, declination +42° 7′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 29659. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29659, HD 42820, Gaia DR3 960270957000696192. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 960270957000696192
- HIP
- 29659
- HD
- 42820
- gaia_dr3
- 960270957000696192
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 960270957000696192
- HD 42820
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.04