How to see it
HIP 28962 has a visual magnitude of about 7.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28962: right ascension 6h 6m 43s, declination −49° 13′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 28962. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28962, HD 42169, Gaia DR3 5553432334803134464. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5553432334803134464
- HIP
- 28962
- HD
- 42169
- gaia_dr3
- 5553432334803134464
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5553432334803134464
- HD 42169
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.14