Its story

HIP 28006 has a visual magnitude of about 9.06: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28006: right ascension 5h 55m 28s, declination −38° 33′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 28006. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28006, HD 40177, Gaia DR3 2883671661358563840. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.