How to see it
28 Hya has a visual magnitude of about 5.03: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 28 Hya: right ascension 9h 25m 24s, declination −5° 7′ 3″ (J2000), in the region of the Sextans constellation (IAU figure Sex).
Catalog context
28 Hya. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 46221, HD 81420, Gaia DR3 3824971846593100672. In the SkyKeepsake Sextans (Sex) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3824971846593100672
- HIP
- 46221
- HD
- 81420
- gaia_dr3
- 3824971846593100672
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 28 Hya
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.03