How to see it
HIP 28540 has a visual magnitude of about 9.06: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28540: right ascension 6h 1m 30s, declination +4° 54′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 28540. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28540, HD 40814, Gaia DR3 3318408624719532544. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3318408624719532544
- HIP
- 28540
- HD
- 40814
- gaia_dr3
- 3318408624719532544
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3318408624719532544
- HD 40814
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.06