How to see it
HIP 27871 has a visual magnitude of about 7.35: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27871: right ascension 5h 53m 52s, declination +50° 44′ 6″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 27871. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27871, HD 39222, Gaia DR3 214631129373970432. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 214631129373970432
- HIP
- 27871
- HD
- 39222
- gaia_dr3
- 214631129373970432
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 214631129373970432
- HD 39222
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.35