How to see it
HIP 28842 has a visual magnitude of about 7.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28842: right ascension 6h 5m 16s, declination +73° 59′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 28842. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28842, HD 40225, Gaia DR3 1114469731855416576. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1114469731855416576
- HIP
- 28842
- HD
- 40225
- gaia_dr3
- 1114469731855416576
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1114469731855416576
- HD 40225
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.72