How to see it
HIP 29491 has a visual magnitude of about 9.14: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29491: right ascension 6h 12m 53s, declination +53° 58′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 29491. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29491, HD 42271, Gaia DR3 996588612043451264. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 996588612043451264
- HIP
- 29491
- HD
- 42271
- gaia_dr3
- 996588612043451264
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 996588612043451264
- HD 42271
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.14