How to see it
HIP 28590 has a visual magnitude of about 8.02: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28590: right ascension 6h 2m 6s, declination +1° 45′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 28590. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28590, HD 40935, Gaia DR3 3315117584556378112. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3315117584556378112
- HIP
- 28590
- HD
- 40935
- gaia_dr3
- 3315117584556378112
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3315117584556378112
- HD 40935
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.02