How to see it
HIP 28988 has a visual magnitude of about 6.17: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28988: right ascension 6h 7m 2s, declination −45° 5′ 29″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
HIP 28988. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28988, HD 42168, Gaia DR3 5567794052606311424.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5567794052606311424
- HIP
- 28988
- HD
- 42168
- gaia_dr3
- 5567794052606311424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5567794052606311424
- HD 42168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.17