How to see it
HIP 34972 has a visual magnitude of about 9.61: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 34972: right ascension 7h 14m 10s, declination +42° 2′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 34972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 34972, HD 55256, Gaia DR3 949377854785207040. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 949377854785207040
- HIP
- 34972
- HD
- 55256
- gaia_dr3
- 949377854785207040
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 949377854785207040
- HD 55256
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.61