How to see it
HIP 30851 has a visual magnitude of about 8.47: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30851: right ascension 6h 28m 43s, declination −28° 14′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 30851. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30851, HD 45862, Gaia DR3 2898645085585482752. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2898645085585482752
- HIP
- 30851
- HD
- 45862
- gaia_dr3
- 2898645085585482752
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2898645085585482752
- HD 45862
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.47