How to see it
HIP 28281 has a visual magnitude of about 6.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28281: right ascension 5h 58m 33s, declination +38° 53′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28281. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28281, HD 40085, Gaia DR3 3457847594139907328. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3457847594139907328
- HIP
- 28281
- HD
- 40085
- gaia_dr3
- 3457847594139907328
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.91