How to see it
HIP 24172 has a visual magnitude of about 6.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 24172: right ascension 5h 11m 28s, declination +30° 48′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 24172. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24172, HD 33427, Gaia DR3 156411649381930368. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 156411649381930368
- HIP
- 24172
- HD
- 33427
- gaia_dr3
- 156411649381930368
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 156411649381930368
- HD 33427
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.30