How to see it
HIP 28999 has a visual magnitude of about 7.80: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28999: right ascension 6h 7m 8s, declination −31° 53′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 28999. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28999, HD 42044, Gaia DR3 2890109576817786880. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2890109576817786880
- HIP
- 28999
- HD
- 42044
- gaia_dr3
- 2890109576817786880
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2890109576817786880
- HD 42044
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.80