How to see it
HIP 28987 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28987: right ascension 6h 6m 60s, declination −46° 12′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 28987. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28987, HD 42190, Gaia DR3 5566892315632568704. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5566892315632568704
- HIP
- 28987
- HD
- 42190
- gaia_dr3
- 5566892315632568704
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.74