How to see it
HIP 28795 has a visual magnitude of about 8.62: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28795: right ascension 6h 4m 47s, declination +49° 51′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28795. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28795, HD 40942, Gaia DR3 970308433009763328. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 970308433009763328
- HIP
- 28795
- HD
- 40942
- gaia_dr3
- 970308433009763328
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 970308433009763328
- HD 40942
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.62