How to see it
HIP 28409 has a visual magnitude of about 6.10: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28409: right ascension 6h 0m 1s, declination −8° 6′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 28409. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28409, HD 40672, Gaia DR3 3017842625754543232. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3017842625754543232
- HIP
- 28409
- HD
- 40672
- gaia_dr3
- 3017842625754543232
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.10