How to see it
HIP 27516 has a visual magnitude of about 6.81: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27516: right ascension 5h 49m 36s, declination −60° 40′ 34″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 27516. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27516, HD 39608, Gaia DR3 4758937224121119104. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4758937224121119104
- HIP
- 27516
- HD
- 39608
- gaia_dr3
- 4758937224121119104
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.81