How to see it
HIP 23956 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 23956: right ascension 5h 8m 55s, declination +44° 7′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 23956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 23956, HD 32948, Gaia DR3 202602098507905792. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 202602098507905792
- HIP
- 23956
- HD
- 32948
- gaia_dr3
- 202602098507905792
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 202602098507905792
- HD 32948
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.64