Its story

HIP 28186 has a visual magnitude of about 8.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28186: right ascension 5h 57m 25s, declination −40° 23′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 28186. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28186, HD 40524, Gaia DR3 2882615374281637888. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.