Its story

HIP 28635 has a visual magnitude of about 7.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28635: right ascension 6h 2m 48s, declination −29° 59′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 28635. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28635, HD 41274, Gaia DR3 2897304024995538432. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.