How to see it
HIP 29938 has a visual magnitude of about 8.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29938: right ascension 6h 18m 9s, declination −33° 18′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 29938. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29938, HD 44057, Gaia DR3 2892503827809081856. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2892503827809081856
- HIP
- 29938
- HD
- 44057
- gaia_dr3
- 2892503827809081856
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2892503827809081856
- HD 44057
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.43