How to see it
HIP 28428 has a visual magnitude of about 7.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28428: right ascension 6h 0m 14s, declination +4° 50′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 28428. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28428, HD 40616, Gaia DR3 3321405313598316544. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3321405313598316544
- HIP
- 28428
- HD
- 40616
- gaia_dr3
- 3321405313598316544
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3321405313598316544
- HD 40616
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.31