How to see it
HIP 23971 has a visual magnitude of about 8.57: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 23971: right ascension 5h 9m 8s, declination +33° 15′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 23971. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 23971, HD 33063, Gaia DR3 181719967513289216. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 181719967513289216
- HIP
- 23971
- HD
- 33063
- gaia_dr3
- 181719967513289216
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 181719967513289216
- HD 33063
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.57