How to see it
HIP 27956 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 27956: right ascension 5h 54m 54s, declination +22° 31′ 12″ (J2000), in the region of the Gemini constellation (IAU figure Gem).
Catalog context
HIP 27956. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27956, HD 39645, Gaia DR3 3424313382846589440. In the SkyKeepsake Gemini (Gem) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3424313382846589440
- HIP
- 27956
- HD
- 39645
- gaia_dr3
- 3424313382846589440
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3424313382846589440
- HD 39645
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.81