How to see it
HIP 27898 has a visual magnitude of about 7.06: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27898: right ascension 5h 54m 12s, declination −47° 11′ 8″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 27898. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27898, HD 40079, Gaia DR3 4800938808819769344. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4800938808819769344
- HIP
- 27898
- HD
- 40079
- gaia_dr3
- 4800938808819769344
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4800938808819769344
- HD 40079
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.06