How to see it
HIP 24279 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 24279: right ascension 5h 12m 38s, declination +44° 26′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 24279. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24279, HD 33459, Gaia DR3 208590824807687424. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 208590824807687424
- HIP
- 24279
- HD
- 33459
- gaia_dr3
- 208590824807687424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 208590824807687424
- HD 33459
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.74