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HIP 28987

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HIP 28987 has a visual magnitude of about 6.74: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28987: right ascension 6h 6m 60s, declination −46° 12′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).

HIP 28987. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28987, HD 42190, Gaia DR3 5566892315632568704. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 28987
Right ascension
6h 06m 60s
Declination
−46° 12′ 21″
Magnitude
6.74
Distance
≈ 154 ly
Data: gaia-dr3