How to see it
HIP 26821 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 HIP 26821: right ascension 5h 41m 42s, declination −16° 43′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 26821. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26821, HD 37971, Gaia DR3 2971037824509804544. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2971037824509804544
- HIP
- 26821
- HD
- 37971
- gaia_dr3
- 2971037824509804544
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2971037824509804544
- HD 37971
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.18