How to see it
HIP 24962 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 24962: right ascension 5h 20m 50s, declination +34° 16′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 24962. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24962, HD 34698, Gaia DR3 182771616025730176. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 182771616025730176
- HIP
- 24962
- HD
- 34698
- gaia_dr3
- 182771616025730176
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 182771616025730176
- HD 34698
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74