How to see it
HIP 26140 has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 26140: right ascension 5h 34m 25s, declination −52° 37′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Pictor constellation (IAU figure Pic).
Catalog context
HIP 26140. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 26140, HD 37278, Gaia DR3 4769139420716095360. In the SkyKeepsake Pictor (Pic) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4769139420716095360
- HIP
- 26140
- HD
- 37278
- gaia_dr3
- 4769139420716095360
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65