How to see it
HIP 27642 has a visual magnitude of about 6.34: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27642: right ascension 5h 51m 5s, declination +18° 33′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 27642. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27642, HD 39097, Gaia DR3 3398233551151703680. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3398233551151703680
- HIP
- 27642
- HD
- 39097
- gaia_dr3
- 3398233551151703680
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.34