How to see it
HIP 28783 has a visual magnitude of about 7.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28783: right ascension 6h 4m 38s, declination +46° 35′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28783. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28783, HD 40978, Gaia DR3 963550422228988288. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 963550422228988288
- HIP
- 28783
- HD
- 40978
- gaia_dr3
- 963550422228988288
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 963550422228988288
- HD 40978
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.28