How to see it
HIP 28142 has a visual magnitude of about 7.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28142: right ascension 5h 56m 51s, declination +16° 21′ 18″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 28142. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28142, HD 40005, Gaia DR3 3349600090272239616. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3349600090272239616
- HIP
- 28142
- HD
- 40005
- gaia_dr3
- 3349600090272239616
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3349600090272239616
- HD 40005
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.18