Its story

HIP 28177 has a visual magnitude of about 8.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28177: right ascension 5h 57m 14s, declination −28° 52′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 28177. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28177, HD 40404, Gaia DR3 2909634120188146176. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.