How to see it
HIP 28301 has a visual magnitude of about 6.39: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28301: right ascension 5h 58m 53s, declination +25° 46′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).
Catalog context
HIP 28301. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28301, HD 40280, Gaia DR3 3429811250223958912. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3429811250223958912
- HIP
- 28301
- HD
- 40280
- gaia_dr3
- 3429811250223958912
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.39