How to see it
HIP 28865 has a visual magnitude of about 7.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28865: right ascension 6h 5m 41s, declination +51° 54′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28865. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28865, HD 41053, Gaia DR3 972116751680656896. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 972116751680656896
- HIP
- 28865
- HD
- 41053
- gaia_dr3
- 972116751680656896
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 972116751680656896
- HD 41053
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.49