How to see it
HIP 28885 has a visual magnitude of about 8.38: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28885: right ascension 6h 5m 55s, declination +40° 41′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28885. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28885, HD 41258, Gaia DR3 960407944982019456. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 960407944982019456
- HIP
- 28885
- HD
- 41258
- gaia_dr3
- 960407944982019456
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 960407944982019456
- HD 41258
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.38