Its story

HIP 28171 has a visual magnitude of about 8.60: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28171: right ascension 5h 57m 9s, declination +10° 13′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).

HIP 28171. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28171, HD 40086, Gaia DR3 3341952712021958656. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.