How to see it
HIP 28959 has a visual magnitude of about 8.84: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28959: right ascension 6h 6m 42s, declination +58° 39′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).
Catalog context
HIP 28959. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28959, HD 41097, Gaia DR3 999534753449278592. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 999534753449278592
- HIP
- 28959
- HD
- 41097
- gaia_dr3
- 999534753449278592
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 999534753449278592
- HD 41097
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.84