How to see it
HIP 23259 has a visual magnitude of about 7.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 23259: right ascension 5h 0m 18s, declination +25° 8′ 11″ (J2000), in the region of the Taurus constellation (IAU figure Tau).
Catalog context
HIP 23259. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 23259, HD 31867, Gaia DR3 3419824248667573248. In the SkyKeepsake Taurus (Tau) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3419824248667573248
- HIP
- 23259
- HD
- 31867
- gaia_dr3
- 3419824248667573248
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3419824248667573248
- HD 31867
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.88