How to see it
27 Cap has a visual magnitude of about 6.16: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 27 Cap: right ascension 21h 9m 33s, declination −20° 33′ 26″ (J2000), in the region of the Capricornus constellation (IAU figure Cap).
Catalog context
27 Cap. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 104452, HD 201352, Gaia DR3 6832309768319357184. In the SkyKeepsake Capricornus (Cap) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6832309768319357184
- HIP
- 104452
- HD
- 201352
- gaia_dr3
- 6832309768319357184
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 27 Cap
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.16