How to see it
HIP 30974 has a visual magnitude of about 8.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30974: right ascension 6h 30m 4s, declination +38° 57′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 30974. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30974, HD 45562, Gaia DR3 955591160635200000. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 955591160635200000
- HIP
- 30974
- HD
- 45562
- gaia_dr3
- 955591160635200000
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 955591160635200000
- HD 45562
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.42