How to see it
35Pi Aur has a visual magnitude of about 3.09: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 35Pi Aur: right ascension 5h 59m 56s, declination +45° 56′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
35Pi Aur. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28404, HD 40239, Gaia DR3 196944217825405184. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 196944217825405184
- HIP
- 28404
- HD
- 40239
- gaia_dr3
- 196944217825405184
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 35Pi Aur
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 196944217825405184
- HD 40239
- HIP 28404
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.09