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HIP 28517

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HIP 28517 has a visual magnitude of about 6.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28517: right ascension 6h 1m 10s, declination +31° 2′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).

HIP 28517. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28517, HD 40588, Gaia DR3 3449874726090977280. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 28517
Right ascension
6h 01m 10s
Declination
+31° 02′ 04″
Magnitude
6.17
Distance
≈ 244 ly
Data: gaia-dr3