How to see it
HIP 28117 has a visual magnitude of about 6.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28117: right ascension 5h 56m 34s, declination +28° 56′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28117. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28117, HD 39866, Gaia DR3 3431586480467585152. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3431586480467585152
- HIP
- 28117
- HD
- 39866
- gaia_dr3
- 3431586480467585152
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.24