How to see it
HIP 28982 has a visual magnitude of about 8.46: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28982: right ascension 6h 6m 56s, declination −0° 12′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 28982. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28982, HD 41734, Gaia DR3 3122332892234766848. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3122332892234766848
- HIP
- 28982
- HD
- 41734
- gaia_dr3
- 3122332892234766848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3122332892234766848
- HD 41734
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.46