How to see it
HIP 28517 has a visual magnitude of about 6.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28517: right ascension 6h 1m 10s, declination +31° 2′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28517. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28517, HD 40588, Gaia DR3 3449874726090977280. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3449874726090977280
- HIP
- 28517
- HD
- 40588
- gaia_dr3
- 3449874726090977280
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3449874726090977280
- HD 40588
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.17