How to see it

28 LMi has a visual magnitude of about 5.17: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Sky position

Equatorial coordinates for 28 LMi: right ascension 10h 24m 9s, declination +33° 43′ 7″ (J2000), in the region of the Leo Minor constellation (IAU figure LMi).

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Catalog context

28 LMi. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 50935, HD 90040, Gaia DR3 749256632470353152. In the SkyKeepsake Leo Minor (LMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

Catalog identifiers

Gaia

Gaia DR3 749256632470353152

HIP

50935

HD

90040

gaia_dr3

749256632470353152

Bayer / Flamsteed

28 LMi

Also known as

• Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 749256632470353152
• HD 90040
• HIP 50935

Observed properties

Visual magnitude

5.17