How to see it
HIP 27897 has a visual magnitude of about 6.53: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27897: right ascension 5h 54m 12s, declination −64° 28′ 55″ (J2000), in the region of the Dorado constellation (IAU figure Dor).
Catalog context
HIP 27897. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27897, HD 40455, Gaia DR3 4756435422858394752. In the SkyKeepsake Dorado (Dor) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4756435422858394752
- HIP
- 27897
- HD
- 40455
- gaia_dr3
- 4756435422858394752
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.53