How to see it
HIP 27291 has a visual magnitude of about 6.83: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27291: right ascension 5h 46m 59s, declination −16° 38′ 46″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 27291. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27291, HD 38699, Gaia DR3 2970945465532963584. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2970945465532963584
- HIP
- 27291
- HD
- 38699
- gaia_dr3
- 2970945465532963584
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.83