How to see it
HIP 24885 has a visual magnitude of about 7.64: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 24885: right ascension 5h 20m 5s, declination +37° 54′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 24885. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24885, HD 280859, Gaia DR3 187544905240069888. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 187544905240069888
- HIP
- 24885
- HD
- 280859
- gaia_dr3
- 187544905240069888
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 187544905240069888
- HD 280859
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.64