Its story

HIP 28438 has a visual magnitude of about 5.90: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28438: right ascension 6h 0m 19s, declination +44° 35′ 31″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).

HIP 28438. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28438, HD 40325, Gaia DR3 961506567552649984. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.