How to see it
HIP 28970 has a visual magnitude of about 6.26: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28970: right ascension 6h 6m 51s, declination −67° 16′ 60″ (J2000), in the region of the Mensa constellation (IAU figure Men).
Catalog context
HIP 28970. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28970, HD 42701, Gaia DR3 5283901902674182656. In the SkyKeepsake Mensa (Men) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5283901902674182656
- HIP
- 28970
- HD
- 42701
- gaia_dr3
- 5283901902674182656
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.26