How to see it
HIP 27244 has a visual magnitude of about 6.49: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27244: right ascension 5h 46m 28s, declination −53° 13′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 27244. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27244, HD 38973, Gaia DR3 4768170579173552896. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4768170579173552896
- HIP
- 27244
- HD
- 38973
- gaia_dr3
- 4768170579173552896
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.49