Its story

HIP 30978 has a visual magnitude of about 9.85: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 30978: right ascension 6h 30m 6s, declination +46° 53′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).

HIP 30978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 30978, Gaia DR3 965889014741411712. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.