How to see it
HIP 26521 has a visual magnitude of about 6.63: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26521: right ascension 5h 38m 26s, declination −54° 57′ 15″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 26521. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26521, HD 37877, Gaia DR3 4768284756583994880. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4768284756583994880
- HIP
- 26521
- HD
- 37877
- gaia_dr3
- 4768284756583994880
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.63