How to see it
HIP 28701 has a visual magnitude of about 6.98: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28701: right ascension 6h 3m 43s, declination +50° 36′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28701. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28701, HD 40753, Gaia DR3 970446112481465728. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 970446112481465728
- HIP
- 28701
- HD
- 40753
- gaia_dr3
- 970446112481465728
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 970446112481465728
- HD 40753
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.98