Its story

HIP 28232 has a visual magnitude of about 5.64: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28232: right ascension 5h 57m 54s, declination +1° 13′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).

HIP 28232. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28232, HD 40282, Gaia DR3 3314990281724990208. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.