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HIP 28431

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HIP 28431 has a visual magnitude of about 6.87: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28431: right ascension 6h 0m 15s, declination +15° 7′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).

HIP 28431. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28431, HD 40570, Gaia DR3 3348485494718795136. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 28431
Right ascension
6h 00m 15s
Declination
+15° 07′ 52″
Magnitude
6.87
Distance
≈ 4,166 ly
Data: gaia-dr3