How to see it
HIP 28251 has a visual magnitude of about 9.14: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28251: right ascension 5h 58m 12s, declination −57° 22′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 28251. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28251, HD 40890, Gaia DR3 4765562400153247744. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4765562400153247744
- HIP
- 28251
- HD
- 40890
- gaia_dr3
- 4765562400153247744
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4765562400153247744
- HD 40890
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.14