How to see it
HIP 25869 has a visual magnitude of about 6.19: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 25869: right ascension 5h 31m 21s, declination −6° 42′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Lepus constellation (IAU figure Lep).
Catalog context
HIP 25869. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 25869, HD 36430, Gaia DR3 3016740468427762944. In the SkyKeepsake Lepus (Lep) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3016740468427762944
- HIP
- 25869
- HD
- 36430
- gaia_dr3
- 3016740468427762944
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.19