How to see it
HIP 29306 has a visual magnitude of about 8.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29306: right ascension 6h 10m 41s, declination −20° 21′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 29306. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29306, HD 42566, Gaia DR3 2941297821685684736. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2941297821685684736
- HIP
- 29306
- HD
- 42566
- gaia_dr3
- 2941297821685684736
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2941297821685684736
- HD 42566
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.29