How to see it
HIP 28877 has a visual magnitude of about 7.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28877: right ascension 6h 5m 48s, declination −16° 57′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 28877. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28877, HD 41649, Gaia DR3 2991187405882397184. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2991187405882397184
- HIP
- 28877
- HD
- 41649
- gaia_dr3
- 2991187405882397184
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2991187405882397184
- HD 41649
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.87