How to see it
HIP 28656 has a visual magnitude of about 6.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28656: right ascension 6h 3m 4s, declination +57° 1′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 28656. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28656, HD 40568, Gaia DR3 997524575612095360. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 997524575612095360
- HIP
- 28656
- HD
- 40568
- gaia_dr3
- 997524575612095360
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 997524575612095360
- HD 40568
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.25