Its story

HIP 27259 has a visual magnitude of about 6.83: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27259: right ascension 5h 46m 42s, declination −36° 13′ 53″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 27259. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27259, HD 38805, Gaia DR3 2887332176085564672. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.