How to see it
HIP 29973 has a visual magnitude of about 8.63: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29973: right ascension 6h 18m 36s, declination −14° 21′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 29973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29973, HD 43971, Gaia DR3 2993444909416225280. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2993444909416225280
- HIP
- 29973
- HD
- 43971
- gaia_dr3
- 2993444909416225280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2993444909416225280
- HD 43971
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.63