How to see it
HIP 26309 has a visual magnitude of about 6.24: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26309: right ascension 5h 36m 10s, declination −28° 42′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Columba constellation (IAU figure Col).
Catalog context
HIP 26309. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26309, HD 37286, Gaia DR3 2907397747897070336. In the SkyKeepsake Columba (Col) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2907397747897070336
- HIP
- 26309
- HD
- 37286
- gaia_dr3
- 2907397747897070336
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.24