How to see it
HIP 22596 has a visual magnitude of about 6.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 22596: right ascension 4h 51m 44s, declination +45° 49′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 22596. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 22596, HD 30649, Gaia DR3 254503754623418240. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 254503754623418240
- HIP
- 22596
- HD
- 30649
- gaia_dr3
- 254503754623418240
Also known as
- GJ 9168
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 254503754623418240
- HD 30649
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.80