How to see it
HIP 28520 has a visual magnitude of about 6.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28520: right ascension 6h 1m 13s, declination −25° 25′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 28520. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28520, HD 40972, Gaia DR3 2911477073475504000. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2911477073475504000
- HIP
- 28520
- HD
- 40972
- gaia_dr3
- 2911477073475504000
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.04