How to see it
HIP 29661 has a visual magnitude of about 8.11: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29661: right ascension 6h 14m 56s, declination +11° 39′ 9″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 29661. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29661, HD 43098, Gaia DR3 3331829061790212096. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3331829061790212096
- HIP
- 29661
- HD
- 43098
- gaia_dr3
- 3331829061790212096
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3331829061790212096
- HD 43098
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.11