How to see it
HIP 28799 has a visual magnitude of about 9.28: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28799: right ascension 6h 4m 48s, declination +53° 50′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 28799. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28799, HD 40892, Gaia DR3 972702649643183104. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 972702649643183104
- HIP
- 28799
- HD
- 40892
- gaia_dr3
- 972702649643183104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 972702649643183104
- HD 40892
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.28