How to see it
HIP 34431 has a visual magnitude of about 9.11: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34431: right ascension 7h 8m 15s, declination −22° 26′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
HIP 34431. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34431, HD 54520, Gaia DR3 2927876770452174848. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2927876770452174848
- HIP
- 34431
- HD
- 54520
- gaia_dr3
- 2927876770452174848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2927876770452174848
- HD 54520
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.11