How to see it
HIP 27879 has a visual magnitude of about 6.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27879: right ascension 5h 53m 59s, declination −14° 7′ 37″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 27879. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27879, HD 39761, Gaia DR3 2995900664334345600. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2995900664334345600
- HIP
- 27879
- HD
- 39761
- gaia_dr3
- 2995900664334345600
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.63