---
title: "HIP 30196"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-30196"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. HIP 30196 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-30196"
---

# HIP 30196

HIP 30196 is a yellow [star](https://spacecatalog.org/stars) in the constellation [Canis Major](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/canis-major), shining at apparent magnitude 9.68 (V).

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Yellow star
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 9.68 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Canis Major](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/canis-major) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Yellow star |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 9.68 |
| CONSTELLATION | Canis Major |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 06h 21m 10.6s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −19° 15′ 09.2″ |

## Catalogue data

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Colour index (B−V) | 0.793 |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | 13.73 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | −25.01 mas/yr |
| Radial velocity | 0 km/s |

## Also known as

- HIP: HIP 30196

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. HIP 30196 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-30196

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hip-30196,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{HIP 30196}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-30196},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-30196