How to see it
HIP 28602 has a visual magnitude of about 7.97: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28602: right ascension 6h 2m 13s, declination +42° 10′ 35″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28602. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28602, HD 40651, Gaia DR3 960790579324114560. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 960790579324114560
- HIP
- 28602
- HD
- 40651
- gaia_dr3
- 960790579324114560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 960790579324114560
- HD 40651
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.97