How to see it
HIP 28664 has a visual magnitude of about 6.94: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28664: right ascension 6h 3m 9s, declination +53° 32′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28664. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28664, HD 40649, Gaia DR3 972719249692315136. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 972719249692315136
- HIP
- 28664
- HD
- 40649
- gaia_dr3
- 972719249692315136
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 972719249692315136
- HD 40649
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.94