Its story

HIP 28996 has a visual magnitude of about 9.28: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 28996: right ascension 6h 7m 6s, declination +68° 48′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Camelopardalis constellation (IAU figure Cam).

HIP 28996. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 28996, HD 40812, Gaia DR3 1105553379750606080. In the SkyKeepsake Camelopardalis (Cam) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.