How to see it
HIP 28017 has a visual magnitude of about 6.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28017: right ascension 5h 55m 35s, declination −28° 57′ 13″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 28017. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28017, HD 40101, Gaia DR3 2903672701283795584. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2903672701283795584
- HIP
- 28017
- HD
- 40101
- gaia_dr3
- 2903672701283795584
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.63