How to see it
HIP 28797 has a visual magnitude of about 8.19: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28797: right ascension 6h 4m 47s, declination +47° 6′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28797. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28797, HD 40995, Gaia DR3 963646973093909760. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 963646973093909760
- HIP
- 28797
- HD
- 40995
- gaia_dr3
- 963646973093909760
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 963646973093909760
- HD 40995
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.19