How to see it
HIP 28663 has a visual magnitude of about 8.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28663: right ascension 6h 3m 9s, declination +14° 21′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 28663. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28663, HD 41028, Gaia DR3 3345360648312461824. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3345360648312461824
- HIP
- 28663
- HD
- 41028
- gaia_dr3
- 3345360648312461824
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3345360648312461824
- HD 41028
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.20