How to see it
28Ome CMa has a visual magnitude of about 3.98: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 28Ome CMa: right ascension 7h 14m 49s, declination −26° 46′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Major constellation (IAU figure CMa).
Catalog context
28Ome CMa. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 35037, HD 56139, Gaia DR3 5610257226031514240. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Major (CMa) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5610257226031514240
- HIP
- 35037
- HD
- 56139
- gaia_dr3
- 5610257226031514240
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 28Ome CMa
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.98