Its story

HIP 28578 has a visual magnitude of about 7.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28578: right ascension 6h 1m 53s, declination −27° 21′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 28578. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28578, HD 41110, Gaia DR3 2910250362096110080. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.