How to see it
HIP 28742 has a visual magnitude of about 6.71: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28742: right ascension 6h 4m 12s, declination +25° 26′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).
Catalog context
HIP 28742. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28742, HD 41139, Gaia DR3 3426637509911548800. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3426637509911548800
- HIP
- 28742
- HD
- 41139
- gaia_dr3
- 3426637509911548800
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.71