How to see it
HIP 28897 has a visual magnitude of about 6.13: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28897: right ascension 6h 6m 2s, declination −5° 52′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Monoceros constellation (IAU figure Mon).
Catalog context
HIP 28897. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28897, HD 41608, Gaia DR3 3020791687739010304. In the SkyKeepsake Monoceros (Mon) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3020791687739010304
- HIP
- 28897
- HD
- 41608
- gaia_dr3
- 3020791687739010304
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.13