How to see it
HIP 28171 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28171: right ascension 5h 57m 9s, declination +10° 13′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 28171. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28171, HD 40086, Gaia DR3 3341952712021958656. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3341952712021958656
- HIP
- 28171
- HD
- 40086
- gaia_dr3
- 3341952712021958656
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3341952712021958656
- HD 40086
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.60