How to see it
HIP 28511 has a visual magnitude of about 7.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28511: right ascension 6h 1m 6s, declination +41° 56′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28511. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28511, HD 40488, Gaia DR3 960771887626557440. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 960771887626557440
- HIP
- 28511
- HD
- 40488
- gaia_dr3
- 960771887626557440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 960771887626557440
- HD 40488
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.38