How to see it
HIP 28599 has a visual magnitude of about 8.73: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28599: right ascension 6h 2m 10s, declination −63° 32′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 28599. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28599, HD 41704, Gaia DR3 5477862144714578944. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5477862144714578944
- HIP
- 28599
- HD
- 41704
- gaia_dr3
- 5477862144714578944
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5477862144714578944
- HD 41704
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.73