How to see it
HIP 28069 has a visual magnitude of about 9.04: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28069: right ascension 5h 56m 2s, declination −2° 11′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 28069. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28069, HD 40009, Gaia DR3 3025534774742405632. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3025534774742405632
- HIP
- 28069
- HD
- 40009
- gaia_dr3
- 3025534774742405632
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3025534774742405632
- HD 40009
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.04