How to see it
HIP 26466 has a visual magnitude of about 6.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26466: right ascension 5h 37m 48s, declination −34° 41′ 23″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 26466. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26466, HD 37549, Gaia DR3 2900431036064585984. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2900431036064585984
- HIP
- 26466
- HD
- 37549
- gaia_dr3
- 2900431036064585984
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.20