Its story

HIP 28662 has a visual magnitude of about 6.88: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28662: right ascension 6h 3m 8s, declination −36° 52′ 22″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 28662. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28662, HD 41392, Gaia DR3 2884252100418792192. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.