How to see it
26 Sgr has a visual magnitude of about 6.18: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 26 Sgr: right ascension 18h 41m 52s, declination −23° 50′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Sagittarius constellation (IAU figure Sgr).
Catalog context
26 Sgr. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 91689, HD 172546, Gaia DR3 4078295752276534144. In the SkyKeepsake Sagittarius (Sgr) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4078295752276534144
- HIP
- 91689
- HD
- 172546
- gaia_dr3
- 4078295752276534144
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 26 Sgr
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.18