How to see it
HIP 28417 has a visual magnitude of about 6.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28417: right ascension 6h 0m 6s, declination +27° 16′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).
Catalog context
HIP 28417. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28417, HD 40460, Gaia DR3 3430429278838797568. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3430429278838797568
- HIP
- 28417
- HD
- 40460
- gaia_dr3
- 3430429278838797568
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.34