How to see it
HIP 27666 has a visual magnitude of about 6.78: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27666: right ascension 5h 51m 28s, declination +18° 26′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 27666. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27666, HD 39168, Gaia DR3 3398220116494010368. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3398220116494010368
- HIP
- 27666
- HD
- 39168
- gaia_dr3
- 3398220116494010368
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3398220116494010368
- HD 39168
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.78