How to see it
HIP 28997 has a visual magnitude of about 6.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28997: right ascension 6h 7m 7s, declination +35° 12′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28997. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28997, HD 41479, Gaia DR3 3453204012937987840. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3453204012937987840
- HIP
- 28997
- HD
- 41479
- gaia_dr3
- 3453204012937987840
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.85