How to see it
HIP 28973 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 28973: right ascension 6h 6m 52s, declination −11° 10′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 28973. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28973, HD 41814, Gaia DR3 2998200400282312320. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2998200400282312320
- HIP
- 28973
- HD
- 41814
- gaia_dr3
- 2998200400282312320
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.63