How to see it
HIP 28118 has a visual magnitude of about 6.07: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28118: right ascension 5h 56m 34s, declination −23° 12′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 28118. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28118, HD 40235, Gaia DR3 2916449786611527936. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2916449786611527936
- HIP
- 28118
- HD
- 40235
- gaia_dr3
- 2916449786611527936
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.07