How to see it
HIP 28972 has a visual magnitude of about 8.76: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28972: right ascension 6h 6m 52s, declination −48° 41′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 28972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28972, HD 42191, Gaia DR3 5554210995193832448. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5554210995193832448
- HIP
- 28972
- HD
- 42191
- gaia_dr3
- 5554210995193832448
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5554210995193832448
- HD 42191
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.76