How to see it
HIP 28074 has a visual magnitude of about 7.79: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28074: right ascension 5h 56m 7s, declination −34° 15′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 28074. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28074, HD 40249, Gaia DR3 2889424684152606208. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2889424684152606208
- HIP
- 28074
- HD
- 40249
- gaia_dr3
- 2889424684152606208
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2889424684152606208
- HD 40249
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.79