How to see it
HIP 27944 has a visual magnitude of about 8.27: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27944: right ascension 5h 54m 47s, declination +13° 50′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Orion constellation (IAU figure Ori).
Catalog context
HIP 27944. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27944, HD 39700, Gaia DR3 3346795098670350848. In the SkyKeepsake Orion (Ori) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3346795098670350848
- HIP
- 27944
- HD
- 39700
- gaia_dr3
- 3346795098670350848
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 3346795098670350848
- HD 39700
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.27