How to see it
HIP 27431 has a visual magnitude of about 7.00: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27431: right ascension 5h 48m 31s, declination +7° 33′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 27431. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27431, HD 38779, Gaia DR3 3334943325393511424. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3334943325393511424
- HIP
- 27431
- HD
- 38779
- gaia_dr3
- 3334943325393511424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3334943325393511424
- HD 38779
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.00