How to see it
HIP 23387 has a visual magnitude of about 8.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 23387: right ascension 5h 1m 39s, declination +37° 24′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 23387. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 23387, HD 31979, Gaia DR3 186732671086823424. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 186732671086823424
- HIP
- 23387
- HD
- 31979
- gaia_dr3
- 186732671086823424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 186732671086823424
- HD 31979
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.17