How to see it
HIP 26666 has a visual magnitude of about 6.43: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26666: right ascension 5h 40m 3s, declination +43° 19′ 27″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26666. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26666, HD 37338, Gaia DR3 196242179653204864. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 196242179653204864
- HIP
- 26666
- HD
- 37338
- gaia_dr3
- 196242179653204864
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 196242179653204864
- HD 37338
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.43