How to see it
HIP 36342 has a visual magnitude of about 8.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 36342: right ascension 7h 28m 48s, declination −29° 30′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
HIP 36342. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 36342, HD 59463, Gaia DR3 5611558841652286464. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5611558841652286464
- HIP
- 36342
- HD
- 59463
- gaia_dr3
- 5611558841652286464
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5611558841652286464
- HD 59463
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.16