How to see it
HIP 24666 has a visual magnitude of about 6.89: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 24666: right ascension 5h 17m 32s, declination +5° 28′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 24666. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24666, HD 34428, Gaia DR3 3240485209163968512. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3240485209163968512
- HIP
- 24666
- HD
- 34428
- gaia_dr3
- 3240485209163968512
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3240485209163968512
- HD 34428
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.89