How to see it
HIP 24987 has a visual magnitude of about 7.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 24987: right ascension 5h 21m 2s, declination +39° 37′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 24987. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24987, HD 34668, Gaia DR3 187992750070863872. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 187992750070863872
- HIP
- 24987
- HD
- 34668
- gaia_dr3
- 187992750070863872
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 187992750070863872
- HD 34668
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.74