How to see it
HIP 28470 has a visual magnitude of about 7.85: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28470: right ascension 6h 0m 38s, declination +49° 58′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28470. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28470, HD 40311, Gaia DR3 970348221586771840. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 970348221586771840
- HIP
- 28470
- HD
- 40311
- gaia_dr3
- 970348221586771840
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 970348221586771840
- HD 40311
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.85