How to see it
HIP 27942 has a visual magnitude of about 7.72: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27942: right ascension 5h 54m 46s, declination −53° 34′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 27942. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27942, HD 40274, Gaia DR3 4791914876372903936. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4791914876372903936
- HIP
- 27942
- HD
- 40274
- gaia_dr3
- 4791914876372903936
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4791914876372903936
- HD 40274
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 7.72