How to see it
HIP 23996 has a visual magnitude of about 6.76: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 23996: right ascension 5h 9m 30s, declination +14° 21′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 23996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 23996, HD 33253, Gaia DR3 3391912183923528192. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3391912183923528192
- HIP
- 23996
- HD
- 33253
- gaia_dr3
- 3391912183923528192
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3391912183923528192
- HD 33253
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.76