How to see it
HIP 27964 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 27964: right ascension 5h 54m 57s, declination −59° 36′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 27964. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27964, HD 40434, Gaia DR3 4764915062682760320. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4764915062682760320
- HIP
- 27964
- HD
- 40434
- gaia_dr3
- 4764915062682760320
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.81