How to see it
HIP 28781 has a visual magnitude of about 8.31: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28781: right ascension 6h 4m 37s, declination −36° 39′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 28781. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28781, HD 41630, Gaia DR3 2885754239460831744. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2885754239460831744
- HIP
- 28781
- HD
- 41630
- gaia_dr3
- 2885754239460831744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2885754239460831744
- HD 41630
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.31