How to see it
HIP 28241 has a visual magnitude of about 8.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28241: right ascension 5h 58m 4s, declination −35° 48′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 28241. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28241, HD 40583, Gaia DR3 2887564447917881856. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2887564447917881856
- HIP
- 28241
- HD
- 40583
- gaia_dr3
- 2887564447917881856
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2887564447917881856
- HD 40583
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.14