How to see it
HIP 28458 has a visual magnitude of about 9.72: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28458: right ascension 6h 0m 31s, declination −9° 51′ 25″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 28458. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28458, HD 40761, Gaia DR3 2999378660131813376. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2999378660131813376
- HIP
- 28458
- HD
- 40761
- gaia_dr3
- 2999378660131813376
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2999378660131813376
- HD 40761
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.72