How to see it
HIP 29718 has a visual magnitude of about 8.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29718: right ascension 6h 15m 35s, declination +45° 36′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 29718. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29718, HD 42892, Gaia DR3 962535504277457664. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 962535504277457664
- HIP
- 29718
- HD
- 42892
- gaia_dr3
- 962535504277457664
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 962535504277457664
- HD 42892
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.48