How to see it
HIP 24243 has a visual magnitude of about 8.58: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 24243: right ascension 5h 12m 17s, declination +41° 26′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 24243. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24243, HD 277656, Gaia DR3 201140400878588544. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 201140400878588544
- HIP
- 24243
- HD
- 277656
- gaia_dr3
- 201140400878588544
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 201140400878588544
- HD 277656
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.58