How to see it
HIP 28628 has a visual magnitude of about 8.28: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28628: right ascension 6h 2m 39s, declination +42° 52′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28628. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28628, HD 40694, Gaia DR3 960929633185503744. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 960929633185503744
- HIP
- 28628
- HD
- 40694
- gaia_dr3
- 960929633185503744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 960929633185503744
- HD 40694
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.28