Its story

HIP 28972 has a visual magnitude of about 8.76: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28972: right ascension 6h 6m 52s, declination −48° 41′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).

HIP 28972. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28972, HD 42191, Gaia DR3 5554210995193832448. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.