How to see it
HIP 24878 has a visual magnitude of about 8.90: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 24878: right ascension 5h 20m 1s, declination +30° 30′ 38″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 24878. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 24878, HD 34602, Gaia DR3 3446833992324818432. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3446833992324818432
- HIP
- 24878
- HD
- 34602
- gaia_dr3
- 3446833992324818432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3446833992324818432
- HD 34602
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.90