How to see it
HIP 28285 has a visual magnitude of about 8.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28285: right ascension 5h 58m 36s, declination −2° 5′ 57″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 28285. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28285, HD 40429, Gaia DR3 3025504125856239104. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3025504125856239104
- HIP
- 28285
- HD
- 40429
- gaia_dr3
- 3025504125856239104
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3025504125856239104
- HD 40429
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.49