How to see it
HIP 22978 has a visual magnitude of about 8.77: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 22978: right ascension 4h 56m 43s, declination +47° 20′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 22978. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 22978, HD 31265, Gaia DR3 254922462394980480. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 254922462394980480
- HIP
- 22978
- HD
- 31265
- gaia_dr3
- 254922462394980480
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 254922462394980480
- HD 31265
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.77