How to see it
HIP 34470 has a visual magnitude of about 8.40: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34470: right ascension 7h 8m 39s, declination −38° 38′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Puppis constellation (IAU figure Pup).
Catalog context
HIP 34470. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34470, HD 54842, Gaia DR3 5565133715505655808. In the SkyKeepsake Puppis (Pup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5565133715505655808
- HIP
- 34470
- HD
- 54842
- gaia_dr3
- 5565133715505655808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5565133715505655808
- HD 54842
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.40