How to see it
HIP 23609 has a visual magnitude of about 8.41: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 23609: right ascension 5h 4m 36s, declination +49° 43′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 23609. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 23609, Gaia DR3 256339664162887808. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 256339664162887808
- HIP
- 23609
- gaia_dr3
- 256339664162887808
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 256339664162887808
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.41