How to see it
HIP 28642 has a visual magnitude of about 6.05: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28642: right ascension 6h 2m 54s, declination +43° 22′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28642. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28642, HD 40722, Gaia DR3 961318997741142272. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 961318997741142272
- HIP
- 28642
- HD
- 40722
- gaia_dr3
- 961318997741142272
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 961318997741142272
- HD 40722
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.05