How to see it
HIP 29270 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 29270: right ascension 6h 10m 13s, declination −15° 53′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 29270. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29270, HD 42460, Gaia DR3 2992961261736205824. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2992961261736205824
- HIP
- 29270
- HD
- 42460
- gaia_dr3
- 2992961261736205824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2992961261736205824
- HD 42460
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.43