How to see it
HIP 23240 has a visual magnitude of about 7.66: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 23240: right ascension 5h 0m 2s, declination +43° 59′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 23240. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 23240, HD 31691, Gaia DR3 205191345311751936. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 205191345311751936
- HIP
- 23240
- HD
- 31691
- gaia_dr3
- 205191345311751936
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 205191345311751936
- HD 31691
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.66