How to see it
HIP 28881 has a visual magnitude of about 6.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28881: right ascension 6h 5m 52s, declination +48° 14′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28881. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28881, HD 41161, Gaia DR3 969823376583544576. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 969823376583544576
- HIP
- 28881
- HD
- 41161
- gaia_dr3
- 969823376583544576
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 969823376583544576
- HD 41161
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.72