How to see it
HIP 28478 has a visual magnitude of about 8.33: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28478: right ascension 6h 0m 44s, declination +5° 48′ 10″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 28478. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28478, HD 40700, Gaia DR3 3321527737345699328. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3321527737345699328
- HIP
- 28478
- HD
- 40700
- gaia_dr3
- 3321527737345699328
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3321527737345699328
- HD 40700
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.33