How to see it
HIP 28660 has a visual magnitude of about 8.48: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28660: right ascension 6h 3m 7s, declination +41° 57′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28660. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28660, HD 40786, Gaia DR3 960735294505319552. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 960735294505319552
- HIP
- 28660
- HD
- 40786
- gaia_dr3
- 960735294505319552
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 960735294505319552
- HD 40786
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.48