How to see it
HIP 34971 has a visual magnitude of about 8.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34971: right ascension 7h 14m 10s, declination +42° 32′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 34971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34971, HD 55255, Gaia DR3 949602155156824448. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 949602155156824448
- HIP
- 34971
- HD
- 55255
- gaia_dr3
- 949602155156824448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 949602155156824448
- HD 55255
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.21