How to see it
HIP 28759 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28759: right ascension 6h 4m 21s, declination +46° 53′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28759. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28759, HD 40928, Gaia DR3 963648244404343552. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 963648244404343552
- HIP
- 28759
- HD
- 40928
- gaia_dr3
- 963648244404343552
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 963648244404343552
- HD 40928
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.60