How to see it
HIP 28985 has a visual magnitude of about 6.56: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28985: right ascension 6h 6m 59s, declination −6° 12′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Monoceros constellation (IAU figure Mon).
Catalog context
HIP 28985. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28985, HD 41794, Gaia DR3 3020016669479810560. In the SkyKeepsake Monoceros (Mon) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3020016669479810560
- HIP
- 28985
- HD
- 41794
- gaia_dr3
- 3020016669479810560
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3020016669479810560
- HD 41794
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.56