How to see it
HIP 30179 has a visual magnitude of about 8.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30179: right ascension 6h 20m 60s, declination −78° 24′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Mensa constellation (IAU figure Men).
Catalog context
HIP 30179. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30179, HD 46175, Gaia DR3 5211929452054624256. In the SkyKeepsake Mensa (Men) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5211929452054624256
- HIP
- 30179
- HD
- 46175
- gaia_dr3
- 5211929452054624256
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5211929452054624256
- HD 46175
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.20