How to see it
HIP 27896 has a visual magnitude of about 6.29: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27896: right ascension 5h 54m 11s, declination −50° 21′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 27896. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27896, HD 40105, Gaia DR3 4794180076484107520. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4794180076484107520
- HIP
- 27896
- HD
- 40105
- gaia_dr3
- 4794180076484107520
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.29