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Catalog/Canis Major/HIP 29973

HIP 29973

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HIP 29973 has a visual magnitude of about 8.63: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 29973: right ascension 6h 18m 36s, declination −14° 21′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).

HIP 29973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 29973, HD 43971, Gaia DR3 2993444909416225280. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 29973
Right ascension
6h 18m 36s
Declination
−14° 21′ 35″
Magnitude
8.63
Distance
≈ 1,183 ly
Data: gaia-dr3