How to see it
HIP 26661 has a visual magnitude of about 6.55: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26661: right ascension 5h 39m 59s, declination −85° 54′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Chamaeleon constellation (IAU figure Cha).
Catalog context
HIP 26661. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26661, HD 42556, Gaia DR3 4614105326262830464. In the SkyKeepsake Chamaeleon (Cha) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4614105326262830464
- HIP
- 26661
- HD
- 42556
- gaia_dr3
- 4614105326262830464
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.55