How to see it
HIP 29690 has a visual magnitude of about 8.79: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29690: right ascension 6h 15m 18s, declination +42° 8′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 29690. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29690, HD 42893, Gaia DR3 960270540387474432. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 960270540387474432
- HIP
- 29690
- HD
- 42893
- gaia_dr3
- 960270540387474432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 960270540387474432
- HD 42893
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.79