How to see it
HIP 34878 has a visual magnitude of about 9.01: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34878: right ascension 7h 12m 58s, declination −12° 36′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 34878. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34878, HD 55562, Gaia DR3 3045078731372174336. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3045078731372174336
- HIP
- 34878
- HD
- 55562
- gaia_dr3
- 3045078731372174336
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3045078731372174336
- HD 55562
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.01