How to see it
26 Aql has a visual magnitude of about 4.71: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 26 Aql: right ascension 19h 20m 33s, declination −5° 24′ 56″ (J2000), in the region of the Scutum constellation (IAU figure Sct).
Catalog context
26 Aql. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 95066, HD 181391, Gaia DR3 4211336453026352512. In the SkyKeepsake Scutum (Sct) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4211336453026352512
- HIP
- 95066
- HD
- 181391
- gaia_dr3
- 4211336453026352512
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 26 Aql
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.71