How to see it
HIP 29734 has a visual magnitude of about 8.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29734: right ascension 6h 15m 42s, declination +39° 30′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 29734. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29734, HD 42978, Gaia DR3 956396823483210112. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 956396823483210112
- HIP
- 29734
- HD
- 42978
- gaia_dr3
- 956396823483210112
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 956396823483210112
- HD 42978
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.14