How to see it
HIP 29406 has a visual magnitude of about 8.85: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29406: right ascension 6h 11m 48s, declination +7° 36′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 29406. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29406, HD 42561, Gaia DR3 3328189300341059584. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3328189300341059584
- HIP
- 29406
- HD
- 42561
- gaia_dr3
- 3328189300341059584
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3328189300341059584
- HD 42561
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.85