How to see it
HIP 28434 has a visual magnitude of about 6.12: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28434: right ascension 6h 0m 18s, declination −12° 54′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 28434. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28434, HD 40745, Gaia DR3 2997582921422547072. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2997582921422547072
- HIP
- 28434
- HD
- 40745
- gaia_dr3
- 2997582921422547072
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.12