How to see it
HIP 28339 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 28339: right ascension 5h 59m 20s, declination −23° 0′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 28339. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28339, HD 40688, Gaia DR3 2916524209805690880. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2916524209805690880
- HIP
- 28339
- HD
- 40688
- gaia_dr3
- 2916524209805690880
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2916524209805690880
- HD 40688
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.60