How to see it
HIP 28780 has a visual magnitude of about 8.03: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28780: right ascension 6h 4m 36s, declination −36° 42′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 28780. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28780, HD 41631, Gaia DR3 2885707097900301824. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2885707097900301824
- HIP
- 28780
- HD
- 41631
- gaia_dr3
- 2885707097900301824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2885707097900301824
- HD 41631
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.03