How to see it
HIP 28444 has a visual magnitude of about 7.75: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28444: right ascension 6h 0m 21s, declination +48° 14′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28444. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28444, HD 40279, Gaia DR3 969777128375386496. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 969777128375386496
- HIP
- 28444
- HD
- 40279
- gaia_dr3
- 969777128375386496
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 969777128375386496
- HD 40279
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.75