How to see it
HIP 28066 has a visual magnitude of about 6.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28066: right ascension 5h 56m 4s, declination +13° 55′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 28066. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28066, HD 39881, Gaia DR3 3346787986201584896. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3346787986201584896
- HIP
- 28066
- HD
- 39881
- gaia_dr3
- 3346787986201584896
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.46