How to see it
HIP 33491 has a visual magnitude of about 8.19: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 33491: right ascension 6h 57m 42s, declination −23° 27′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 33491. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 33491, HD 51761, Gaia DR3 2922490950178138624. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2922490950178138624
- HIP
- 33491
- HD
- 51761
- gaia_dr3
- 2922490950178138624
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2922490950178138624
- HD 51761
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.19