How to see it
HIP 24662 has a visual magnitude of about 6.60: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 24662: right ascension 5h 17m 31s, declination +31° 49′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 24662. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24662, HD 34258, Gaia DR3 180418107089011200. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 180418107089011200
- HIP
- 24662
- HD
- 34258
- gaia_dr3
- 180418107089011200
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 180418107089011200
- HD 34258
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.60