How to see it
HIP 26396 has a visual magnitude of about 6.54: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26396: right ascension 5h 37m 9s, declination +26° 55′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Auriga constellation (IAU figure Aur).
Catalog context
HIP 26396. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26396, HD 37098, Gaia DR3 3441298191795447936. In the SkyKeepsake Auriga (Aur) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 3441298191795447936
- HIP
- 26396
- HD
- 37098
- gaia_dr3
- 3441298191795447936
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.54