How to see it
HIP 24960 has a visual magnitude of about 6.15: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 24960: right ascension 5h 20m 44s, declination +2° 32′ 42″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 24960. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24960, HD 34878, Gaia DR3 3234573375659563008. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3234573375659563008
- HIP
- 24960
- HD
- 34878
- gaia_dr3
- 3234573375659563008
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3234573375659563008
- HD 34878
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.15