How to see it
HIP 28951 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 28951: right ascension 6h 6m 39s, declination +63° 27′ 14″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 28951. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28951, HD 40956, Gaia DR3 1008018211509401728. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1008018211509401728
- HIP
- 28951
- HD
- 40956
- gaia_dr3
- 1008018211509401728
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1008018211509401728
- HD 40956
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.15