How to see it
HIP 29722 has a visual magnitude of about 8.08: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29722: right ascension 6h 15m 39s, declination −19° 48′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 29722. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29722, HD 43470, Gaia DR3 2941542256864174592. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2941542256864174592
- HIP
- 29722
- HD
- 43470
- gaia_dr3
- 2941542256864174592
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2941542256864174592
- HD 43470
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.08