How to see it
HIP 27957 has a visual magnitude of about 8.25: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27957: right ascension 5h 54m 54s, declination −75° 27′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Mensa constellation (IAU figure Men).
Catalog context
HIP 27957. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27957, HD 41188, Gaia DR3 4648471524265668608. In the SkyKeepsake Mensa (Men) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4648471524265668608
- HIP
- 27957
- HD
- 41188
- gaia_dr3
- 4648471524265668608
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 4648471524265668608
- HD 41188
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.25