How to see it
HIP 22979 has a visual magnitude of about 9.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 22979: right ascension 4h 56m 43s, declination +39° 17′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 22979. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 22979, HD 31342, Gaia DR3 199220619211797760. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 199220619211797760
- HIP
- 22979
- HD
- 31342
- gaia_dr3
- 199220619211797760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 199220619211797760
- HD 31342
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.73