How to see it
HIP 28861 has a visual magnitude of about 6.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28861: right ascension 6h 5m 34s, declination +33° 35′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28861. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28861, HD 41269, Gaia DR3 3450849305707605632. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3450849305707605632
- HIP
- 28861
- HD
- 41269
- gaia_dr3
- 3450849305707605632
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.21