How to see it
HIP 27178 has a visual magnitude of about 7.42: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27178: right ascension 5h 45m 36s, declination +42° 51′ 49″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 27178. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27178, HD 38130, Gaia DR3 193051877945430144. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 193051877945430144
- HIP
- 27178
- HD
- 38130
- gaia_dr3
- 193051877945430144
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 193051877945430144
- HD 38130
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.42