HD 56342
DSS image of HD 56342
Overlaid DSS image of HD 56342, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around HD 56342
CD-30 4184, HR 2756, SAO 197756, GSC 07103-02651, HIP 35083, Gaia DR3 5605903228710920192

Type  Star
Magnitude  5.337
Right Ascension  7h 15' 21.1"  (2000)
Declination  30° 41' 11" S
Constellation  Canis Major
Classification  B2V
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
Nov 21, 2023    Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%

Blue-white, no companion noted, at the center of the large and loose cluster Cr 132 providing a field of bright stars
Other Data Sources for HD 56342
Nearby objects for HD 56342
6 objects found within 120'
CD-31 4270 Collinder 132 Haffner7
HD 58155 MCG -05-18-002 Ru14
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HD 56342