How to see it
HIP 28840 has a visual magnitude of about 8.50: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28840: right ascension 6h 5m 16s, declination −25° 1′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 28840. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28840, HD 41628, Gaia DR3 2912828407625743616. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2912828407625743616
- HIP
- 28840
- HD
- 41628
- gaia_dr3
- 2912828407625743616
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2912828407625743616
- HD 41628
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.50