Its story
HIP 29842 has a visual magnitude of about 5.22: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29842: right ascension 6h 17m 1s, declination −37° 44′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
HIP 29842. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29842, HD 43899, Gaia DR3 5574861816429080064. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 29842
- Right ascension
- 6h 17m 01s
- Declination
- −37° 44′ 13″
- Magnitude
- 5.22
- Distance
- ≈ 284 ly
Data: gaia-dr3