How to see it
HIP 28661 has a visual magnitude of about 7.03: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28661: right ascension 6h 3m 8s, declination +47° 59′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28661. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28661, HD 40710, Gaia DR3 969760601341380096. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 969760601341380096
- HIP
- 28661
- HD
- 40710
- gaia_dr3
- 969760601341380096
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 969760601341380096
- HD 40710
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.03