How to see it
HIP 27278 has a visual magnitude of about 7.44: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27278: right ascension 5h 46m 51s, declination +47° 28′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 27278. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27278, HD 38258, Gaia DR3 209891517000535424. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 209891517000535424
- HIP
- 27278
- HD
- 38258
- gaia_dr3
- 209891517000535424
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 209891517000535424
- HD 38258
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.44