How to see it
HIP 28900 has a visual magnitude of about 6.60: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28900: right ascension 6h 6m 6s, declination −33° 13′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 28900. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28900, HD 41863, Gaia DR3 2889738044966589440. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2889738044966589440
- HIP
- 28900
- HD
- 41863
- gaia_dr3
- 2889738044966589440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2889738044966589440
- HD 41863
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.60