How to see it
HIP 29471 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 29471: right ascension 6h 12m 32s, declination −22° 22′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 29471. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29471, HD 42916, Gaia DR3 2913758422666226688. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2913758422666226688
- HIP
- 29471
- HD
- 42916
- gaia_dr3
- 2913758422666226688
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2913758422666226688
- HD 42916
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.29