Its story

HIP 27823 has a visual magnitude of about 8.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 27823: right ascension 5h 53m 15s, declination −36° 15′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).

HIP 27823. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 27823, HD 39804, Gaia DR3 2887469752478012928. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.