Its story

HIP 28235 has a visual magnitude of about 6.91: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28235: right ascension 5h 57m 57s, declination −31° 55′ 17″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 28235. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28235, HD 40522, Gaia DR3 2890850613294859392. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.