How to see it
26 Cet has a visual magnitude of about 6.04: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 26 Cet: right ascension 1h 3m 49s, declination +1° 22′ 0″ (J2000), in the region of the Pisces constellation (IAU figure Psc).
Catalog context
26 Cet. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4979, HD 6288, Gaia DR3 2538159890494125184. In the SkyKeepsake Pisces (Psc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2538159890494125184
- HIP
- 4979
- HD
- 6288
- gaia_dr3
- 2538159890494125184
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 26 Cet
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.04